Dressed to Kill, 9781906367879
Paperback
Naval uniforms reveal power, politics, and fashion in a historical deep dive.

Dressed to Kill

British Naval Uniform, Masculinity and Contemporary Fashions, 1748-1857

$80.58

  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    27 October 2021

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Summary

Dressed to Kill is a unique and detailed analysis of naval uniform and its historical, social and economic contexts in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This fully updated and expanded second edition examines the significance of male fashion and uniform in the forging of a national, hierarchical and gendered identity.

By drawing upon extensive archival research, Amy Miller provides a greater explanation of the political and social changes that impacted not only what the Royal N…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781906367879
ISBN-10:1906367876
Author:Amy Miller
Publisher:National Maritime Museum
Imprint:National Maritime Museum
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Edition:2nd
Release Date:27 October 2021
Weight:774g
Dimensions:230mm x 170mm
About The Author

Amy Miller

Dr Amy Miller is formerly Curator of Decorative Arts and Material Culture at Royal Museums Greenwich, and the author of The Globetrotter: Victorian Excursions in India, China and Japan (British Library, 2019). She also writes and lectures for a number of institutions, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, on fashion, travel and masculinity.

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