A Coat of Many Colors: Dress Culture in the Young State of Israel

by Anat Helman

A Coat of Many Colors investigates Israel's first seven years as a sovereign state through the unusual prism of dress. Clothes worn by Israelis in the 1950s reflected political ideologies, economic conditions, military priorities, social distinctions, and cultural preferences, and all played a part in consolidating a new national identity. Based on a wide range of textual and visual historical documents, the book covers both what Israelis wore in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934843881
• ISBN13: 9781934843888
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Academic Studies Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"