Only the Clothes on Her Back: Clothing and the Hidden History of Power in the Nineteenth-Century United States
A historical study of how clothing shaped power, identity, and authority in nineteenth-century America.
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This book examines the role of clothing in the exercise of power during the nineteenth century in the United States.
It draws on historical records to show how dress influenced social standing and authority.
The work highlights the connections between material culture and broader structures of governance and law.
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