Dress, Law and Naked Truth

A Cultural Study of Fashion and Form

Av Gary Watt, Jonathan Bate

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This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.Why are civil authorities in so-called liberal democracies affronted by public nudity and the Islamic full-face ‘veil’? Why is law and civil order so closely associated with robes, gowns, suits, wigs and uniforms? Why is law so concerned with the ‘evident’ and the need for justice to be ‘seen’ to be done? Why do we dress and obey dress codes at all? In this, the first ever study devoted to the many deep cultural connections between dress and law, the author addresses these questions and more. His responses flow from the radical thesis that ‘law is dress and dress is law’.Engaging with sources from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare, Carlyle, Dickens and Damien Hirst, Professor Watt draws a revealing history of dress and civil order and offers challenging conclusions about the nature of truth and the potential for individuals to fit within the forms of civil life.

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Utgivningsdatum: 2015-02-26
Mått: 156 x 234 x 11 mm
Vikt: 277 g
Format: Häftad
Språk: Engelska
Serie: WISH List
Antal sidor: 192
Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781474223669

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Gary Watt is Professor of Law at the University of Warwick, UK. He is a National Teaching Fellow and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. In 2009 he was named national 'Law Teacher of the Year'. He is the founding co-editor of the journal Law and Humanities and his previous books include Trusts and Equity (2003) and Equity Stirring: The Story of Justice Beyond Law (2009).

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Watt presents a refreshing, philosophical interdisciplinary approach. Analysing the intersections of law, fashion, society and the individual, this book challenges the reader to think about boundaries and regulations which govern how we understand the human dressed body as a marker of distinction in the civilized world … This is an excellent book and would benefit researchers who embrace an interdisciplinary approach. As it is the first of its kind, it will inevitably generate further academic debate across a broad spectrum

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