South Asia and Southeast Asia

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South Asia and Southeast Asia

editor, Jasleen Dhamija

(Berg encyclopedia of world dress and fashion, v. 4)

Berg, 2010

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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South Asia and Southeast Asia boast a large number of diverse ethnic groups, each with their own languages and cultural practices. Here dress traditions may be rooted in ancient, mystical beliefs. Textiles, many spectacularly embellished, very often have symbolic significance as visual markers of cultural and religious identity. South Asia and Southeast Asia explores this land of sharp contrasts, from the glamour of Bollywood to the vast garment industry, from ritual cross-dressing to Vietnamese fashion designers, and from Bhutanese wedding costumes to Mahatma Gandhi's use of cloth as a powerful political statement. In so doing, it provides an enticing overview of a region of magnificently rich clothing and textile traditions.

Table of Contents

Encyclopedia Preface Preface to South Asia and Southeast Asia PART 1: Overview of Dress and Fashion in South Asia and Southeast Asia Introductory Note on South Asia and Southeast Asia, Jasleen Dhamija Dress and Its Symbolic Significance in South Asia and Southeast Asia, Victoria Z. Rivers PART 2: Dress and Fashion in South Asia Introduction to South Asia, Jasleen Dhamija History of Textiles of South Asia, Jasleen Dhamija Body Decoration in South Asia, Archana Shastri Fashion and the Garment Industry in South Asia, Vandana Bhandari Cross-Dressing in South Asia, Alka Pande PART 3: Countries of South Asia India, Jasleen Dhamija Pakistan, Nasreen Askari Bangladesh, Niaz Zaman Nepal, Claire Burkert Sri Lanka, Nira Wickramasinghe and Farzana Haniffa Bhutan, Tshering Uden Penjor The Maldive Islands, Jasleen Dhamija PART 4: Types of Dress in South Asia The Sari, Aarti Kawlra SNAPSHOT: The Sari and the Kimono Stitched and Shaped Garments, Kalyan Krishna SNAPSHOT: Storage of Clothing in Ancient India Jewelry of Indo-Pakistan and Bangladesh, Usha Bala The Sash, Patka, or Kamarband, B. N. Goswamy The Shawl and the Head Cover, Rosemary Crill The Kashmir Shawl: A Historical Study, Janet Rizvi SNAPSHOT: Pashmina, Cashmere, and Shahtoosh The Kashmir Shawl and Its Use in the Indo- Islamic World and Europe, Janet Rizvi The Turban: India and Pakistan, Vandana Bhandari South Asian Footwear: History, Tradition, and Contemporary Trends, Jutta Jain-Neubauer PART 5: Peoples and Dress of South Asia Ladakh, Monisha Ahmed Dress of the Exile: Tibetan, Monisha Ahmed and Susan Vickery Himalayan Buddhist Communities, Monisha Ahmed Nagaland and Nagas of Manipur, Vibha Joshi Ethnic Groups of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India, Sucheta Sen Chaudhuri and Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri Rites of Passage and Rituals in India, Jasleen Dhamija SNAPSHOT: The Erotic in Indian Dress, Jasleen Dhamija Colonial Influence on Dress in the Indian Subcontinent, Donald Clay Johnson Royal Dress in India and Pakistan, Ritu Kumar Fashion in Post-Independence India, Laila Tyabji Ethnic Dress and Jewelry of the Hill Tribes of Chittagong, Arshi Dewan Roy SNAPSHOT: Dress of the Ranas of Nepal, Gautam S.J.B. Rana Colonial Influence on Dress in Sri Lanka, Nira Wickramasinghe PART 6: Dress and Fashion in Southeast Asia Introduction to Southeast Asia, Ruth Barnes Leedom The Fashion World of Southeast Asia, Edric Ong Deborah PART 7: Countries of Southeast Asia Laos, Uraiwan Pitimaneeyakul and Karen L. LaBat Vietnam, Christine Hemmet (Translated by Julie Banatre) Thailand, Uraiwan Pitimaneeyakul and Karen L. LaBat Myanmar, Sylvia Fraser-Lu Cambodia, Gillian Green Cambodia: Historical Dress, Gillian Green Malaysia, Norwani Md. Nawawi Indonesia, Itie van Hout Philippines: North, George R. Ellis Philippines: Central, Florina H. Capistrano-Baker and Sandra B. Castro Philippines: South, Cherubim Quizon PART 8: Peoples and Dress of Southeast Asia Rites of Passage and Rituals in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia, Susan Conway Rites of Passage and Ritual Traditions of the Shan, Susan Conway Court Dress of Thailand: History and Symbolic Significance, Susan Conway SNAPSHOT: The Thai King's Colors, Leedom Lefferts Body Modification in Thailand: Tattooing, Deborah Hill The Sarong Kebaya of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, Chor Lin Lee Beaded and Embroidered Accessories of the Peranakan Chinese, Hwei-Fe'n Cheah The Textile Tradition of Malaysia and Its Impact on Dress, Adline Abdul Ghani Jewelry of Malaysia, Mohammed Kassim Bin Haji Ali Ethnic Dress and Adornment of the Dayaks of Sabah, Sarawak, and Kalimantan, Edric Ong Chinese Dress in Singapore, Chor Lin Lee Rites of Passage and Rituals in Indonesia, Marianne Hulsbosch Colonial Influence on Dress in Indonesia, Itie van Hout SNAPSHOT: Colonial Influence on the Sarong and Kain in Java, Marianne Hulsbosch SNAPSHOT: Jewelry in Indonesia, Jasleen Dhamija SNAPSHOT: Cross-Dressing in Indonesia, Marianne Hulsbosch Batik Dress of Java SNAPSHOT: Iwan Tirta and Javanese Batik Haute Couture, Maria Wronska-Friend SNAPSHOT: Tattooing in the Philippines, Analyn V. Salvador-Amores SNAPSHOT: Tooth Staining in the Philippines, Analyn V. Salvador-Amores SNAPSHOT: Used Clothing in the Philippines, B. Lynne Milgram SNAPSHOT: Revival of Pina Cloth and Dress: Southern Luzon and Central Philippines, B. Lynne Milgram PART 9: Dress of the Diaspora Miao/Hmong in Australia, Maria Wronska-Friend Miao/Hmong in the United States, Mary Alice Chaney South Asian Diaspora, Hazel A. Lutz Index

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  • NCID
    BB02737456
  • ISBN
    • 9781847883933
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 506 p.
  • Size
    29 cm
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