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Fur : a sensitive history

Title
Fur : a sensitive history / Jonathan Faiers.
Author
Faiers, Jonathan
Publication
  • New Haven : Yale University Press, 2020.
  • ©2020

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Description
240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 28 cm
Summary
The first and only book of its kind, 'Fur: A Sensitive History' looks at the impact of fur on society, politics, and, of course, fashion. This material has a long, complex, and rich history, culminating in recent and ongoing anti-fur debates. Jonathan Faiers discusses how fur--long praised for its warmth, softness, and connotation of status--became so controversial, at the center of campaigns against animal cruelty and the movement toward ethical fashion. At the same time, fake fur now faces a backlash of its own, given the environmental impact of its manufacture and its links to fast fashion. Divided into five sections--dedicated to hair, pelt, coat, skin, and fleece--the book surveys not only the politics of fur but also its centrality to western fashion, the tactile pleasure it gives, and its use in literature, art, and film. This thoughtfully reasoned, eloquently written and spectacularly illustrated examination of fur is both timely and essential, filling a gap in fashion scholarship and appealing to a broad audience.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-235) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Fur thinking -- Hair -- Pelt -- Coat -- Skin -- Fleece -- Conclusion: Futurefur.
Call Number
JQF 21-141
ISBN
  • 9780300227208
  • 0300227205
OCLC
1141519650
Author
Faiers, Jonathan, author.
Title
Fur : a sensitive history / Jonathan Faiers.
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2020.
Copyright Date
©2020
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-235) and index.
Research Call Number
JQF 21-141
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