Reveal and Conceal: Dress in Contemporary Egypt

by Andrea B. Rugh

Book Overview

This book is an exciting study of clothing as a complex cultural expression. The author analyses contemporary social meanings found in the symbols of dress and shows the way groups and individuals use the symbols like a language to reveal or conceal significant aspects of their personal identities. Reveal and Conceal contains thirty-three line drawings, clearly depicting the various modes and differences in dress. Forty-eight photographs are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815623682
• ISBN13: 9780815623687
• Release Date: November 1986
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"