Salaula
Subtitle: The World of Secondhand Clothing and Zambia
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: August 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780226315805
Subjects: Domestic trade & commerce; Social & cultural anthropology; Manners And Customs; Textile And Clothing Industries (Economic Aspects); Social Science; Sociology; Commerce; General; Social Science / General; Customs & Traditions; Industries - General; Clothing and dress; Clothing trade; Fashion; Used clothing industry; Zambia
First sentence: if the power of the dressed body derives in part from the special nature of clothing as a commodity, as i suggested in the introduction, its significance in particular cases has to do with the circumstances that have made it appear special.