| #2773215 in eBooks | 2009-11-30 | 2009-11-30 | File type: PDF||5 of 11 people found the following review helpful.| taking things too far|By Jeffery Mingo|The author is trying to make the point that not just cramped quarters, bad food, boredom, separation from the opposite sex, etc. are the punishment of prisoners, but also prison clothing is part of the castigation. The book traces this from the 1800s to modern times. Either the authorities give inmates clothes that are uncomfortable or|About the Author|
|Juliet Ash is Tutor in Dress/Textiles Design History at the Royal College of Art. She is co-editor with Elizabeth Wilson of Chic Thrills: A Fashion Reader and is a reviewer for The Journal of Fashion Theory and Feminist <
From nineteenth-century broad arrows and black and white stripes to twenty first-century orange jumpsuits, prison clothing has both mirrored and bolstered the power of penal institutions over prisoners’ lives. Vividly illustrated and based on original research, including throughout the voices of the incarcerated, this book is a pioneering history and investigation of prison dress, which demystifies the experience of what it is like to be an imprisoned criminal. ...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Dress Behind Bars: Prison Clothing as Criminality | Juliet Ash. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
