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Brian Moeran
Magic of Fashion [PDF ebook]
Ritual, Commodity, Glamour

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Drawing on 20 years of ethnographic fieldwork and anthropological theory, anthropologist Brian Moeran argues that fashion magazines are able to cast a spell over their readers by using practices and rituals found in age-old magical and religious rites.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 253 ● ISBN 9781315417967 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2016 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4910119 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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