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The Cultural Politics of Fur: Capitalist Development in Modern Europe
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The Cultural Politics of Fur: Capitalist Development in Modern Europe Paperback - 1998

by Julia V. Emberley

Fur has been sparking controversies ever since sumptuary laws marked it as a luxury item and as a sign of medieval class privilege. Drawing on wide-ranging historical and contemporary sources, Julia Emberley explains how a material goods has become both a symbol of wealth and sexuality--and a symptom of class, gender, and imperial antagonism. 41 illustrations.


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"A fascinating account of the powerful roles fur has played in various cultures and of the historical and political forces at work in the play of its meanings."--Jonathan Culler, Cornell University"In this well-written treatise, Emberley... views fur through widely disparate lenses.... Emberley is able to make us understand all the viewpoints she presents.... A valuable book on a little-explored subject."--Library Journal"This is a strong and intelligent work on a controversial topic. Emberley's book is much more intellectually sophisticated than anything else I've seen on this subject."--Valerie Steele, Editor, Fashion Theory"Julia Emberley's book is a complex, wide-ranging, and fascinating feminist critique of the history and meaning of fur and fashion. Particularly unique is her integration of indigenous voices into the debates."--Lucy Lippard, author of The Pink Glass Swan: Selected Feminist Essays on ArtFur has been sparking controversies ever since sumptuary laws marked it as a luxury item and as a sign of medieval class privilege. Drawing on wide-ranging historical and contemporary sources, Julia V. Emberley explains how a material good has become both a symbol of wealth and sexuality, and a symptom of class, gender, and imperial antagonisms.

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  • Title The Cultural Politics of Fur: Capitalist Development in Modern Europe
  • Author Julia V. Emberley
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.
  • Date 1998-01-13
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780801484049 / 0801484049
  • Weight 0.79 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.99 x 5.98 x 0.72 in (22.83 x 15.19 x 1.83 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Reading level 1570
  • Library of Congress subjects Clothing trade - Moral and ethical aspects, Animal welfare - Moral and ethical aspects
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97023826
  • Dewey Decimal Code 391.2

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  • Library Journal, 11/01/1997, Page 105

About the author

Julia V. Emberley is Associate Professor in the Women's Studies Undergraduate and Gender Studies Graduate Programs at the University of Northern British Columbia. She is the author of Thresholds of Difference: Feminist Critique, Native Women's Writings, Postcolonial Theory.

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