Considers how the languages of dress in the region connect with other social practices, and with political and religious conformity in particular. Treating cases as diverse as practices of veiling in Oman and dress reform laws in Turkey, these ethnographic studies extend from Malta to the ME and Caucasus.
Focusing on political and religious conformity, this work considers how the languages of dress in the Middle East connect with other social practices. It examines such practices as veiling in Oman and dress reform laws in Turkey.
