Berg encyclopedia of world dress and fashion. Latin America and the Caribbean

Format:

Online Resource

Language:

English

Imprint:

Oxford : Berg, 2005-

Subject:

Clothing and dress - Latin America - Encyclopedias
Fashion - Latin America - Encyclopedias
Clothing and dress - Caribbean Area - Encyclopedias
Fashion - Caribbean Area - Encyclopedias

Contributor:

Schevill, Margot, editor

ISBN:

9781847888518, 1847888518, and 9781847888518 (online resource)

Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (colour)

Notes:

This is volume 2 of the Berg encyclopedia of world dress and fashion and Publication date actually 2010

Bibliographic Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Encyclopedia Preface Preface to Latin America and the Caribbean -- Part 1: Overview of Dress and Fashion in Latin America and the Caribbean Introductory Note to Latin America and the Caribbean, Margot Blum Schevill Regional Dress of Latin America in a European Context, Patricia Rieff Anawalt Film and Fashion, Alba F. Arag n PART 2: Mexico Overview of Mexico, Chlo Sayer Ancient Maya, Matthew Looper Mixtec Dress, Robert Lloyd Williams Mixtec Hairstyles, Holly Parker Mexican Headwear, Beverly Chico The China Poblana, Virginia Davis Used Clothing, M lissa Gauthier Maya Dress and Fashion in Chiapas, Ashley E. Maynard and Patricia Marks Greenfield SNAPSHOT: A Self-Directed Huipil Weaver Zinacant n Indigenous Fashion, Yosi Anaya SNAPSHOT: Depicting Indigenousness Zapotec Clothing in Oaxaca, Grace Johnson Mazahua Dress, Pamela Scheinman The Yucat n, Yolanda Garfi as Woo Contemporary Veracruz Textiles, Yosi Anaya Folklore Influences in Mexico and Panama, Tasha Lewis Sna Jolobil: A Textile Cooperative, Kathryn Klein SNAPSHOT: Interview with Cofounder of Sna Jolobil, Walter F. Morris Jr. SNAPSHOT: Interview with Sna Jolobil Associate, Juan Giron L pez Dress in Mexican Cinema, Isabel Arredondo PART 3: Central America Overview of Central America, Jos Blanco F. Belize, Yolanda Garfias Woo Maya Dress and Fashion in Guatemala, Barbara Knoke de Arathoon and Rosario Miralb s de Polanco Southern Maya Dress of Southwestern Guatemala, Matthew Looper SNAPSHOT: Modern Maya Children's Dress, Traci Ardren The Maya of Tecp n, Guatemala, Carol Hendrickson Clothing and Identities in the Eyes of Women Comalapan Painters of Guatemala, Linda Asturias de Barrios Spanish Infl uences in Maya Clothing of Guatemala, Olga Arriola de Geng The Huipil of Guatemala, J. Claire Odland Morrales in Guatemala, Kathryn Rousso Women's Hair Sashes of Mesoamerica, Carol Ventura Dress of Eastern Guatemala, Kathryn Rousso SNAPSHOT: Maya Traditions: A Weaving Cooperative, Jane Mintz The Mola Blouses of the Kuna from Panama, Teena Jennings-Rentenaar National Dress of Panama: La Pollera, Laurie Harris and Tasha Lewis Central American Headwear, Beverly Chico PART 4: The Caribbean Overview of the Caribbean, Steeve O. Buckridge Vodou Ritual Garments in Haiti, Susan Elizabeth Tselos Creolized Costumes for Rara, Haiti, Susan Elizabeth Tselos Jamaica in the Nineteenth Century to the Present, Steeve O. Buckridge Dress and Dance in Puerto Rico, Ra l J. V zquez L pez Trinidad in the Nineteenth Century, Dominique Heyse-Moore Cuba, Araceli Tinajero Caribbean Headwear, Beverly Chico PART 5: South America Overview of South America, Lynn A. Meisch SNAPSHOT: Metallurgy History of Dress in Venezuela, Cecilia Rodr guez Lenmann Pre-Hispanic Dress in Colombia and Ecuador, Karen Olsen Bruhns National Brand of Colombia, Daniel Salazar Angarita Contemporary Ecuador, Lynn A. Meisch The Shuar and Achuar of Ecuador and Peru, Nancy B. Rosoff Pre-Hispanic Northern Peru, Amy Oakland The Nasca on the South Coast of Peru, Mary Frame Southern Highland Peru, Andrea M. Heckman Choquecancha, Peru, Katharine E. Seibold SNAPSHOT: The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cuzco, Peru, Nilda Calla aupa and Timothy Wells Textile Arts of Taquile Island, Peru, Elayne Zorn SNAPSHOT: The Peruvian Connection: A Retail Company, Victoria Z. Rivers Ancient Attire of the Southern Andes, Amy Oakland SNAPSHOT: Aymara Women's Dress of La Paz, Bolivia, Lynn A. Meisch Cloth of the Sakaka of Bolivia, Elayne Zorn SNAPSHOT: Evo Morales and the Politics of Dress in Bolivia, Elayne Zorn Nineteenth-Century Afro-Brazilian Women's Dress, Kelly Mohs Gage Cloth and African Identity in Bahia, Brazil, Deborah Valoma Dress, Body, and Culture in Brazil, Rita Andrade and Regina A. Root History of Dress in the Southern Cone, Carol Garc a, Eva Medalla, Laura Novik, and Regina A. Root Dress and Fashion in Argentina, Laura Novik and Regina A. Root Textile Arts of the Mapuche of Chile, Grace Johnson Military Fashion and Coup d'Etat in Chile, Carmen Oquendo-Villar Textile Art Production in Paraguay, Christina Turner SNAPSHOT: Manos de Uruguay: A Cooperative Umbrella, Lynn A. Meisch SNAPSHOT: Ra z Dise o-A Nongovernmental Organization, Regina A. Root South American Headwear, Beverly Chico Index

Summary:

Covering an area of spectacularly diverse topography and climate, from arid Mexican deserts to tropical islands and from Amazonian rainforests to the high Andes, this volume explores the dress traditions of the many peoples inhabiting Latin America and the Caribbean. The style and glamour of Latin American cultural icons such as Eva Per n, Frida Kahlo, and Carmen Miranda have long fascinated the world, and Caribbean carnival is internationally renowned. But this region also has an extraordinarily rich legacy dating back to ancient cultures, such as the Aztecs, Incas, and Maya, as well as unique records in the form of pictogram books indicating the early use of textiles and clothing types. In this important reference work, these topics, as well as the lasting impact of Spanish and Portuguese colonial activity, are introduced and contextualized to show how modern societies that are fully participating in globalized commerce have developed in this region. With over 250 images, Latin America and the Caribbean is an invaluable reference tool and an essential starting point for anyone wishing to learn about the importance of dress to this vibrant region

Call Number:

GT623