{"product_id":"9781350244214","title":"Jews in Suits: Men's Dress in Vienna, 1890-1938","description":"Author: Kaplan-Wajselbaum, Jonathan C.\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350244214\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 Dec 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Leslie and Sophie Caplan Award for Jewish Non-Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSurviving photographs of Jewish Viennese men during the \u003ci\u003efin-de-si cle\u003c\/i\u003e and interwar periods     both the renowned cultural luminaries and their many anonymous coreligionists     all share a striking sartorial detail- the tailored suit. Yet, until now, the adoption of the tailored suit and its function in the formation of modern Jewish identities remains under-researched.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJews in Suits \u003c\/i\u003euses a rich range of written and visual sources, including literary fiction and satire, 'ego-documents', photography, trade catalogues, invoices, and department store culture, to propose a new narrative of men, fashion, and their Jewish identities. It reveals that dressing in a modern manner was not simply a matter of assimilation, but rather a way of developing new models of Jewish subjectivity beyond the externally prescribed notion of 'the Jew'. Drawing upon fashionable dress, folk costume, religious dress, avant-garde, oppositional dress, typologies which are often considered separate from one another, it proposes a new way of reading men and clothing cultures within an iconic cultural milieu, offering insights into the relationship of clothing and grooming to the understanding of the self.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631887077534,"sku":"UBD-9781350244214","price":59.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350244214.jpg?v=1774311128","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350244214","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}