China chic : East meets West

Author(s)

• Steele, Valerie
• Major, John S.

Bibliographic Information

China chic : East meets West

Valerie Steele & John S. Major

Yale University Press, c1999

• cloth
• pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references(p. 192-195) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

An exploration of the evolution of Chinese dress, from the dragon robes and lotus shoes of the imperial era to the modern "Mao suit". It demolishes the myth of an ancient, unchanging mode of dress. The text is supplemented by six essays by scholars of Chinese dress.

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Details

• NCID: BA41152557
• ISBN:
  • 0300079303
  • 0300079311
• LCCN: 98047310
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New Haven, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: 197 p.
• Size: 29 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : GT1555
  • DC21 : 391/.00951
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Costume -- China -- History
  • LCSH : Costume -- United States -- Chinese influences
  • LCSH : East and West
  • LCSH : United States -- Civilization -- Oriental influences