The things she carried : a cultural history of the purse in America /

'The Things She Carried' reveals how bags, sacks, and purses provided the methods and materials for Americans' activism, allowing carriers to transgress critical boundaries at key moments. It explores how enslaved people used purses and bags when attempting to escape and immigrant fac...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Casey, Kathleen B.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
'The Things She Carried' reveals how bags, sacks, and purses provided the methods and materials for Americans' activism, allowing carriers to transgress critical boundaries at key moments. It explores how enslaved people used purses and bags when attempting to escape and immigrant factory workers fought to protect their purses in the workplace. It also probes the purse's nuanced functions for Black women in the civil rights movement and explores how LGBTQ people used purses to defend their bodies and make declarations about their sexuality.
Umfang:
1 online resource (241 pages)
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-758785-2
0-19-758783-6
0-19-758784-4
Schlagworte:
Handbags > United States > History.
Handbags > Social aspects.
Beauty and Fashion.
Cultural studies: customs & traditions.
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