About this title: Cultural historian Paul Fussell turns his attention to uniforms of all kinds--military, ecclesiastical, medical, athletic, and many more--and analyzes their symbolism, their purpose, and the role they play in society.
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 2003-11-10
ISBN-13:9780618381883ISBN:0618381880
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 2003-11-10
ISBN-13:9780618381883ISBN:0618381880
Description: Very Good. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean, bright, and unmarked. Front cover has some wear. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780618067466ISBN:0618067469
Description: Good in Very Good jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. BH4-A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor voerall shelf wea with a small patch of light surface damage (about 0.5"x0.75") on the outside surface of the back board at the bottom edge from where the dust jacket endflap was taped to the boards plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the top outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the title page. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus it ... read more
Description: New. 5 x 8 1/2. Examines the hidden meaning of our apparel, revealing what our clothing says about class, sex, and our desire to belong. Unfolds the history and cultural significance of all manner of attire in different groups. read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780618067466ISBN:0618067469
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Full number line present, Near new with only very slight wear to spine ends, binding tight, pages clean, no PO markings, unread copy, DJ has no flaws and is not price clipped. read more
Description: Good. A Good copy with a Remainder Mark and wear to the covers and the extremities. Buy with confidence from an Independent Bookstore where the owners, a husband and wife team, have over 30 years of combined bookselling experience. read more
"Entertaining, but disorganized. Reads a little more like discussions with a charming old fellow who likes to talk; entertaining in vignettes, but tiresome as a steady diet. The book doesn't seem to explore any one thing very deeply, but rather skips from point to point, always returning to discuss the Nazis and the US armed forces."
"If ever a book needed pictures, it's this one. I had too Google "Army pink trousers" to see that they weren't really even remotely what I think of as pink, and maybe it's my fault my education didn't cover what a "Sam Browne belt" is, but I was frequently distracted while reading this wishing I could see what the heck he was writing about. I finished it not feeling any more enlightened about "why we are what we wear" than I had been when I started, as the text was more a collection of observations than an analysis that came to a conclusion."
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