Textiles as National Heritage Identities Politics and Material Culture

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Textiles as National Heritage Identities Politics and Material Culture
Textiles as National Heritage Identities Politics and Material Culture
Author : Gabriele Mentges
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Publisher : Waxmann Verlag
Language : English
Release Date : 25 May 2024
ISBN : 9783830986096
Pages : 322 pages
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Textiles as National Heritage Identities Politics and Material Culture by Gabriele Mentges Book PDF Summary

The edited volume discusses the role of textile heritage in relation to the dynamics of nation building, cultural identity, politics, economy and the globalization of markets. It was sparked by a research project investigating the role of textiles, textile design and contemporary fashion in the post-Soviet societies of Central Asia and also includes perspectives on similar developments in Algeria and Peru in order to question dichotomous narrations of modernity relations between textile cultures and heritage building, cultural property, and the concept of cultural heritage. Thus, this book intends to stimulate the ongoing debate about textile culture as national heritage or as means of nation branding.

Textiles as National Heritage Identities Politics and Material Culture

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The edited volume discusses the role of textile heritage in relation to the dynamics of nation building, cultural identity, politics, economy and the globalization of markets. It was sparked by a research project investigating the role of textiles, textile design and contemporary fashion in the post-Soviet societies of Central Asia

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Textiles as National Heritage Identities Politics and Material Culture

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