The beautiful generation Asian Americans and the cultural economy of fashion

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Cultural study that examines Asian-American fashion designers and the rise of "Asian chic" in relation to globalization, labor markets, and identity formation

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tu, Thuy Linh N. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham [NC] Duke University Press 2011
Series:e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Subjects:
Asian American fashion designers.
Fashion > Social aspects > United States.
Fashion > Economic aspects > United States.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES > Fashion.
DESIGN > Fashion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Asian American Studies.
Asian American fashion designers
Fashion > Economic aspects
Fashion > Social aspects
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Crossing the assembly line : skills, knowledge, and the borders of fashion
  • All in the family? : kin, gifts, and the networks of fashion
  • The cultural economy of Asian chic
  • "Material Mao" : fashioning histories out of icons
  • Asia on my mind : transnational intimacies and cultural genealogies

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