Fashion, Popular Culture and Political Economy

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Foundations of Popular Culture and Fashion in Capitalist Societies
Chapter 2 Capitalism’s Favorite Child, ‘Fashion’, Theorized
Chapter 3 Fashion’s Blistering Ontologies: Paris: 1845 Onwards
Chapter 4 Popular Culture in India at the Turn of the 19th Century: India’s Rise Against Anti-Dance Laws of British Rule and the Birth of the Dance Movement in India
Chapter 5 Beginning of the Indian National Movement and Rise of Ghadar Party on America’s West Coast and Their Contribution to India’s Freedom
Chapter 6 The Rise of Bloomsbury Bohemians in England and Their Contribution to the End of English Colonialism
Chapter 7 The Beginning of the Global Feminist Movement and Its Iconization in the Gibson Girl and the New Woman
Chapter 8 The End of the First World War and the Rise of Popular Culture in the West: The Flapper: First Look Emerging from the Break between Ancient Times and Modernity
Chapter 9 Birth of Modern Haute Couture: The Rise of Three Fashion Icons in Paris: Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaperelli and Christian Dior
Chapter 10 Hollywood and Fashion: The Rise of Fashion’s Romantic Hero ‘Christian Dior’
Chapter 11 Manhattan Project, Atomic Bombings, War’s End, Rise of Hate Politics and Its Effects on American Society, Hollywood from 1940s Onwards
Chapter 12 Literature and Philosophy Changing Societies: The Beat Generation and the Impact of Existentialism on Popular Culture in the United States (1940s–1950s)
Chapter 13 Cold War Escalations, JFK and the Birth of the Hippie Movement (1940s–1960s): The Epiphany of War and Peace: Circumstances Building Up to the Making of the Nuclear Arsenal and the Birth of the Hippie Movement
Chapter 14 Introduction of Yves Saint Laurent to the Haute Couture Industry and the Democratization of Fashion
Chapter 15 The Arrival of Balenciaga, Balmain and Givenchy on the Fashion Scene and the Return of Coco to Paris (1950s)
Chapter 16 The Coming of Karl Lagerfeld, André Courrèges, Valentino, Mary Quant and Paco Rabanne Onto the 1960s Fashion Scene
Chapter 17 From Monique Wittig to the Material Girl: The Rewriting of the Feminist Epistemology (1960s-1990s)
Chapter 18 From Objectification to the #MeToo Movement: Models, Barbies and Playboy Politics (1960s–2024)
Chapter 19 The Unshackling of the Body and Changing of Social Mores (the 1980s)
Chapter 20 Rise of a New World: The Fall of the Berlin Wall and Apartheid and the End of the Age of Supermodels (1980s–1990s)
Chapter 21 India: The Coming of Liberalization and the End of the Licence Raj (1990s and Onwards)
Chapter 22 Bollywood: From Existential Angst to Postmodernism of Resistance: 1980s–2000s and Onwards
Chapter 23 Postmodernism and the Threats to Liberal Democracy at the Turn of the Millennium (1989–2001)
Chapter 24 Demystifying Love: Theoretical Underpinnings of Sexuality, Fashion and Popular Culture
Chapter 25 Future of Fashion: How the Coming Together of Two Women Changed the World Forever: From 2016 Onward
Chapter 26 The MeToo Movement and the Coming of Feminism to Hollywood and the Corporate World: 2017 onward
Chapter 27 Conclusion: The Disambiguation of Plato and the Repositioning of Medusa, Apsaras and Devis: 2025 and the Road Ahead
Index