Description
A turban is a strip of cloth folded and wrapped around the head; however, this description includes multifarious forms across space and time. This book follows the turban as it moves from the Arabian Peninsula through the Ottoman Empire to Europe and the Americas. It directs the reader's gaze from traditional and religious uses of the turban into the realms of international trade, Renaissance art and contemporary fashions. Turbans, as this book shows, have moved in and out of Western culture, at times considered archaic and forgotten, then noticed and reinstated as major accessories. Today Sikh men are recognized by their distinctive headwraps, and the turban remains an important part of Black culture. This book explores the turban's many adaptations worldwide.
About the Author
Chris Filstrup was Chief of the Oriental Division at the New York Public Library and Dean of Libraries at Stony Brook University. He is co-author with Jane Merrill of The Wedding Night (2011) among other titles. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
Jane Merrill has written for many national US magazines and is the author of The Showgirl Costume (2018) and other cultural histories. She lives in Saint George, Maine.
Book Information
ISBN 9781836390749
Author Chris Filstrup
Format Hardback
Page Count 264
Imprint Reaktion Books
Publisher Reaktion Books
About the Author
Chris Filstrup was Chief of the Oriental Division at the New York Public Library and Dean of Libraries at Stony Brook University. He is co-author with Jane Merrill of The Wedding Night (2011) among other titles. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
Jane Merrill has written for many national US magazines and is the author of The Showgirl Costume (2018) and other cultural histories. She lives in Saint George, Maine.
Book Information
ISBN 9781836390749
Author Chris Filstrup
Format Hardback
Page Count 264
Imprint Reaktion Books
Publisher Reaktion Books
