Dear H-Costume, I'm very pleased to announce the publication of 'Women, work and clothing in 18th-century Spain', by Rebecca Haidt. (short synopsis below, or fuller details in the attached file). I believe that the book could be of interest to certain members of the H-Costume group. I understand that in order to post to this list I have to be a member myself, but I was wondering if there would be any chance to forward the attached announcement to the members of this group, or even post the details on your website, in case they are interested in this publication?
Please don't hesitate to contact me for any further information. Best wishes, Liliane Johnston Editorial, Voltaire Foundation, University of Oxford www.voltaire.ac.uk * * *Women, work and clothing in eighteenth-century Spain* Rebecca Haidt Combining cultural history, literary analysis, and studies in economics, material life and gender, Rebecca Haidt shows how clothing and display penetrated all corners of eighteenth-century Spanish society, and reveals the ambivalence of women who wore, traded, mended, bartered, sold, stole or created garments that came to mark their status in society. Focussing on *sainetes* and *tonadillas* (popular short plays and musical sketches) the author examines the representation of a culture where ?fashion? was impossible to separate from issues of labor, commerce, and productivity. These theatrical skits exploit the resources of music, song and costume to heighten their depictions of women?s work in garment production, circulation and display across the entire social spectrum. They provide a wealth of information about both eighteenth-century clothing cultures and women?s struggles for identity, economic development and urban survival. As Rebecca Haidt demonstrates, women?s dress is a key barometer of the cultural values of a period, expressing differences between affluent and poor, privileged and marginalized. *SVEC* 2011:11, ISBN 978-0-7294-1022-9, xvi+346 pages, 35 ills, ?65 / ?85 / $110 For further information on this book: http://xserve.volt.ox.ac.uk/VFcatalogue/details.php?recid=6507 To order this book or other Voltaire Foundation publications: http://www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/www_vf/orders/orders.ssi _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
