Men, Dress, and Consumer Culture in Britain, 18601914
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Köp båda 2 för 1321 krShannons most noteworthy achievement is his examination of the sometimes contradictory, usually tangled, process of constructing gender as it evolved during the late Victorian age, a crucial period in the history of the consumer society. This is a unique and fascinating study, long overdue. * Years Work in English Studies * Shannons The Cut of His Coat proves that there is indeed nothing new about the idea of what is now called the metrosexual. * South Atlantic Review * Shannon's book is like one of those nifty wardrobes advertised for sale by the new department stores of the era, a polished piece of furniture with carefullly labeled chapters and neatly hanging concepts that help us organize all that information and tuck it away without getting it wrinkled. * author of Decadence and Catholicism * While David Kuchta has shown how the dark suit had become the uniform of a middle class sartorially demonstrating its sobriety and superiority, Shannon demonstrates that many men nonetheless continued to follow fashion, embrace color, and express themselves through their clothing.... Attention to the dynamics of class is one of the strongest features of Shannons book. I would enthusiastically recommend this book to any reader with interests in nineteenth-century British cultural history.
Brent Shannon is a visiting professor of English at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. He has published articles on nineteeth-century literature and culture in Victorian Studies and Studies in Browning and His Circle.