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Trench Coat

By Professor Jane Tynan
Series: Object Lessons
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Trench Coat explores the fascinating journey of the trench coat from its origin in WW1 military trenches to its status as a symbol worn by detectives, writers, rebels and intellectuals. Professor Jane Tynan reveals how this practical garment became entwined with themes of technology, politics, trust, and trespass. Tracing its cultural significance through media, literature, cinema, and fashion, the book uncovers how the trench coat continues to signal warning and intrigue in contemporary narratives.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for readers interested in fashion history, cultural studies, and design, as well as those fascinated by the symbolic roles clothing plays in society and media. Fans of interdisciplinary explorations combining history with literature and film will find it particularly appealing.

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

We think we know the trench coat, but where does it come from and where will it take us? From its origins in the trenches of WW1, this military outerwear came to project the inner-being of detectives, writers, reporters, rebels, artists, and intellectuals. The coat outfitted imaginative leaps into the unknown. Trench Coat tells the story of seductive entanglements with technology, time, law, politics, trust, and trespass. Readers follow the rise of a sartorial archetype through media, design, literature, cinema, and fashion. Today, as a staple in stories of future life-worlds, the trench coat warns of disturbances to come.

Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

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Praised for its rich cultural and material history, Trench Coat is described as a stylish and informative read, capturing the garment's secret energy and widespread influence. Experts highlight the book's engaging prose and its insightful exploration of the trench coat's role as both a practical item and a cloak of mystery. Reviewers commend it as a thought-provoking contribution to Bloomsbury's Object Lessons series.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781501375163

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 August 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 120.0mm

Height: 164.0mm

Weight: 160g

Pages: 180

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Professor Jane Tynan Science & Nature Series: Object Lessons

About the Author

Jane Tynan is Assistant Professor of Design History and Theory, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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