Rich Apparel
Title | Rich Apparel PDF eBook |
Author | Maria Hayward |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 519 |
Release | 2017-03-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1351903195 |
English dress in the second half of the sixteenth century has been studied in depth, yet remarkably little has been written on the earlier years, or indeed on male clothing for the whole century. The few studies that do cover these neglected areas have tended to be quite general, focusing upon garments rather than the wearers. As such this present volume fills an important gap by providing a detailed analysis of not only what people wore in Henry's reign, but why. The book describes and analyses dress in England through a variety of documents, including warrants and accounts from Henry's Great Wardrobe and the royal household, contemporary narrative sources, legislation enacted by Parliament, guild regulations, inventories and wills, supported with evidence and observations derived from visual sources and surviving garments. Whilst all these sources are utilised, the main focus of the study is built around the sumptuary legislation, or the four 'Acts of Apparel' passed by Henry between 1509 and 1547. English sumptuary legislation was concerned primarily with male dress, and starting at the top of society with the king and his immediate family, it worked its way down through the social hierarchy, but stopped short of the poor who did not have sufficient disposable income to afford the items under consideration. Certain groups - such as women and the clergy - who were specifically excluded from the legislation, are examined in the second half of the book. Combining the consideration of such primary sources with modern scholarly analysis, this book is invaluable for anyone with an interest in the history of fashion, clothing, and consumption in Tudor society.
Behind the Label
Title | Behind the Label PDF eBook |
Author | Edna Bonacich |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 418 |
Release | 2000-06-28 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780520925595 |
In a study crucial to our understanding of American social inequality, Edna Bonacich and Richard Appelbaum investigate the return of sweatshops to the apparel industry, especially in Los Angeles. The "new" sweatshops, they say, need to be understood in terms of the decline in the American welfare state and its strong unions and the rise in global and flexible production. Apparel manufacturers now have the incentive to move production to wherever low-wage labor can be found, while maintaining arm's-length contractual relations that protect them from responsibility. The flight of the industry has led to a huge rise in apparel imports to the United States and to a decline in employment. Los Angeles, however, remains a puzzling exception in that its industry employment has continued to grow, to the point where L.A. is the largest center of apparel production in the nation. Not only the availability of low-wage immigrant (often undocumented) workers but also the focus on moderately priced, fashion-sensitive women's wear makes this possible. Behind the Label examines the players in the L.A. apparel industry, including manufacturers, retailers, contractors, and workers, evaluating the maldistribution of wealth and power. The authors explore government and union efforts to eradicate sweatshops while limiting the flight to Mexico and elsewhere, and they conclude with a description of the growing antisweatshop movement. Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction Book of 2000
The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel
Title | The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Bruce Davidson |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 454 |
Release | 1892 |
Genre | Bible |
ISBN |
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Title | The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 440 |
Release | 1906 |
Genre | |
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An Exposition of the Prophet Ezekiel, with Useful Observations Thereupon. Delivered in Several Lectures in London, A.D. 1650
Title | An Exposition of the Prophet Ezekiel, with Useful Observations Thereupon. Delivered in Several Lectures in London, A.D. 1650 PDF eBook |
Author | William Greenhill |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 888 |
Release | 1863 |
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Analytical Concordance to the Bible on an Entirely New Plan
Title | Analytical Concordance to the Bible on an Entirely New Plan PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Young |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1104 |
Release | 1880 |
Genre | Bible |
ISBN |
An Exposition of the Prophet Ezekiel
Title | An Exposition of the Prophet Ezekiel PDF eBook |
Author | William Greenhill |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 888 |
Release | 1839 |
Genre | Bible |
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