Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close Carlson Hannah
A thought-provoking microhistory of the humble pocket that uncovers what pockets reveal about us--and why it matters. "Who knew the humble pocket could hold so much history? In this enthralling and…
Specifikacia Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close Carlson Hannah
A thought-provoking microhistory of the humble pocket that uncovers what pockets reveal about us--and why it matters. "Who knew the humble pocket could hold so much history? In this enthralling and always surprising account, Hannah Carlson turns the pocket inside out and out tumble pocket watches, coins, pistols, and a riveting centuries-long social and political history."―Jill Lepore, author of These Truths: A History of the United StatesIt's a subject that stirs up plenty of passion: Why do men's clothes have so many pockets and women's so few? In her captivating book, Hannah Carlson, a lecturer in dress history at the Rhode Island School of Design, shows us how we tuck gender politics, security, sexuality, and privilege inside our pockets.Throughout the medieval era in Europe, the purse was an almost universal dress feature
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