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Patriots Against Fashion

Clothing and Nationalism in Europe’s Age of Revolutions

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  1. Alexander Maxwell

    1. Victoria University, New Zealand

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: Clothing and Nationalism Studies

    • Alexander Maxwell
    Pages 1-8

  3. Fashion as a Social Problem

    • Alexander Maxwell
    Pages 9-28

  4. The Tyranny of Queen Fashion

    • Alexander Maxwell
    Pages 29-45

  5. The Sumptuary Mentality

    • Alexander Maxwell
    Pages 46-57

  6. The Discovery of the Uniform

    • Alexander Maxwell
    Pages 58-79

  7. Absolutist National Uniforms

    • Alexander Maxwell
    Pages 80-95

  8. Democratic National Uniforms

    • Alexander Maxwell
    Pages 96-120

  9. Minimal National Uniforms

    • Alexander Maxwell
    Pages 121-152

  10. Folk Costumes as National Uniforms

    • Alexander Maxwell
    Pages 153-179

  11. National Fashionism: Queen Fashion as Patriot

    • Alexander Maxwell
    Pages 180-206

  12. Haute Couture and National Textiles

    • Alexander Maxwell
    Pages 207-236

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 237-311
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About this book

During the era of the French revolution, patriots across Europe tried to introduce a national uniform. This book, the first comparative study of national uniform schemes, discusses case studies from Austria, Bulgaria, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Turkey the United States, and Wales.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Victoria University, New Zealand

    Alexander Maxwell

About the author

Alexander Maxwell is a Senior Lecturer at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. He has written Choosing Slovakia (2009), translated Jan Kollár's Reciprocity (2009) and edited The East-West Discourse (2010). He has published on nationalism theory, Habsburg History, and teaching pedagogy.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Patriots Against Fashion

  • Book Subtitle: Clothing and Nationalism in Europe’s Age of Revolutions

  • Authors: Alexander Maxwell

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137277145

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-27713-8Published: 05 August 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-44698-8Published: 05 August 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-27714-5Published: 05 August 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 311

  • Topics: Cultural History, Political Science, Social History, European History, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies

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