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oapen-20.500.12657-587342022-10-15T03:18:37Z Dress, Law and Naked Truth Watt, Gary Anthropology bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHM Anthropology This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Why are civil authorities in so-called liberal democracies affronted by public nudity and the Islamic full-face ‘veil’? Why is law and civil order so closely associated with robes, gowns, suits, wigs and uniforms? Why is law so concerned with the ‘evident’ and the need for justice to be ‘seen’ to be done? Why do we dress and obey dress codes at all? In this, the first ever study devoted to the many deep cultural connections between dress and law, the author addresses these questions and more. His responses flow from the radical thesis that ‘law is dress and dress is law’. Engaging with sources from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare, Carlyle, Dickens and Damien Hirst, Professor Watt draws a revealing history of dress and civil order and offers challenging conclusions about the nature of truth and the potential for individuals to fit within the forms of civil life. 2022-10-14T14:52:51Z 2022-10-14T14:52:51Z 2013 book ONIX_20221014_9781472500458_65 9781472500458 9781472500434 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58734 eng The WISH List application/pdf n/a 9781472500458.pdf Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Academic 10.5040/9781472544438 10.5040/9781472544438 066d8288-86e4-4745-ad2c-4fa54a6b9b7b 9781472500458 9781472500434 Bloomsbury Academic 166 London open access
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This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Why are civil authorities in so-called liberal democracies affronted by public nudity and the Islamic full-face ‘veil’? Why is law and civil order so closely associated with robes, gowns, suits, wigs and uniforms? Why is law so concerned with the ‘evident’ and the need for justice to be ‘seen’ to be done? Why do we dress and obey dress codes at all? In this, the first ever study devoted to the many deep cultural connections between dress and law, the author addresses these questions and more. His responses flow from the radical thesis that ‘law is dress and dress is law’. Engaging with sources from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare, Carlyle, Dickens and Damien Hirst, Professor Watt draws a revealing history of dress and civil order and offers challenging conclusions about the nature of truth and the potential for individuals to fit within the forms of civil life.
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