Professor - Customs & Traditions 1

Fashion thrives on fame and success, capitalism and culture. But beneath the luster and hype, fashion is also inevitably about failure – an essential part of its history and evolution. In his contri……続きを見る

Combining research methods from business and global history, Donzé and Wubs equip readers with a vital and expansive new analysis of the development of the global fashion industry from the mid-19th ……続きを見る

Pierre-Yves Donzé and Harry Guhl analyze the strategies used to relaunch luxury brands, focusing on 11 case studies from the Swiss watch industry including Patek Philippe, Hublot and Breguet. This p……続きを見る

Just as the clothes we wear can communicate our personality and how we want to be perceived, so fashion can reflect the politics and preoccupations of the society that produced it. A Cultural Histor……続きを見る

Looking at the dark history of Italian fashion by focusing on the impact of 1930s Fascism, this is the second edition of Eugenia Paulicelli's classic text. In Fashion under Fascism, Paulicelli explo……続きを見る

All publicity is good publicity? Perhaps not. In recent years, multiple local and global fashion brands have been called out for cultural appropriation, racism, misogyny, and even flirting with fasc……続きを見る

What were China’s golden dynasties and why were they called golden? In this book, you will be learning about the Tang Dynasty. Read about the reunification that happened during the said dynasty as w……続きを見る

Learn about the major developments during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, which was from 1027-256 BC. Did you know that this period was called China’s Golden Age? By the end of this book, you should b……続きを見る

In this book, you will read all about the story of the oracle bones and bronze which is a representation of Shang religion and art. The oracle of bones was a written record of the Shang dynasty. Thr……続きを見る

The Shang was China’s first dynasty. In this book, you will read about the location of the Shang dynasty, why it was called as the period of great innovation, and the influence of art and religion. ……続きを見る

So what is a dynasty? In ancient China, the Shang was its first dynasty. In this book, you will learn to locate the reign of the Shang in the world map. You will also gather information on its walle……続きを見る

The Shang Dynasty is best known for the innovations that came out during this time period. This book will highlight some of the Shang Dynasty’s most significant contributions that have shaped the mo……続きを見る

The Zhou warriors came down in history as the group who took power from the Shang, and effectively becoming ancient China’s next ruler. In this book, you will learn about how the Zhou warriors lived……続きを見る

We dress to communicate who we are, or who we would like others to think we are, telling seductive fashion narratives through our adornment. Yet, today, fashion has been democratized through high-lo……続きを見る

Fashionable Childhood is the first book to critically examine representations of children and childhood through fashion media. Focussing on themes such as innocence, sexuality, class, and gender, th……続きを見る

Although a hat may be designed for the purpose of practicality or aesthetics, it is part of a complex interplay of wider cultural meanings. Throughout history hats have played a significant role in ……続きを見る

During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, there was a tubercular 'moment' in which perceptions of the consumptive disease became inextricably tied to contemporary concepts of beauty, playing ou……続きを見る

The Tang Dynasty was responsible for the reunification of China. But why was there a need to reunite China in the first place? That will be discussed in this educational book. Also included are less……続きを見る

What are the traditions and special family celebrations that you celebrate in your part of the world? This book is a collection of how families celebrate together. You can use this book as an inspir……続きを見る

The Cinema of Sofia Coppola provides the first comprehensive analysis of Coppola's oeuvre that situates her work broadly in relation to contemporary artistic, social and cultural currents. Suzanne F……続きを見る

In this book, you will read about the West African empires of Ghana and Mali. You will read about how and why their traditions were closely linked to gold. Up until the 1350 AD, West Africa was supp……続きを見る

Travel to the Arabian peninsula to enjoy the geographic features of the land. Learn about the culture, traditions and beliefs there. Also, learn about Islam, which is the largest religion in the reg……続きを見る

At the end of this book, you should be able to enumerate the important contributions of the Han Dynasty not just to the history of China but also to the world. Read about how the empire started, dev……続きを見る

Fashion ephemera-from catalogues and invitations to press releases-have long been overlooked by the fashion industry and fashion academics. Fashion Remains redresses the balance, putting these objec……続きを見る

How do we understand glamour? Has it empowered women or turned them into objects? Once associated with modernity and the cutting edge, is it entirely bound up with nostalgia and tradition? This uniq……続きを見る

Scientists have been amazed at how advanced Egyptian mummification was considering that the rest are still developing their own civilizations. Today, a lot of mummies hidden away for centuries have ……続きを見る

Personal and yet utterly universal, inevitable and yet unknowable, death has been a dominant theme in all cultures, since earliest times. Different societies address death and the act of dying in cu……続きを見る

Over the past 40 years, Japanese designers have led the way in aligning fashion with art and ideology, as well as addressing identity and social politics through dress. They have demonstrated that b……続きを見る