The Man in the Bowler Hat: His History and Iconography

by Fred Miller Robinson

Book Overview

Reflects a new understanding of modernism by following the fortunes of a single item of fashion.

"When Fred Miller Robinson tugs the bowler from the closet in The Man in the Bowler Hat: His History and Iconography, a wealth of cultural and social baggage comes tumbling out after it.--Esquire

"Entertaining and enlightening. . . . A scholarly, thoughtful, and well-documented cultural critique.--Journal of Popular Culture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807865850
• ISBN13: 9780807865859
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"