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Part one f a s h i o n w i t h i n t h e a f r i c a n c o n t i n e n t The following chapters present a broad spectrum of different fashions in urban and rural Africa. Here, authors examine the economic and creative relationships between seamstresses, tailors, market vendors, and specialized dress shops and their clients. These essays address issues of modernity and globalization: the visuality of the city, urban and rural identities, and the localization of the global in different social milieux. This section reveals the diversity of fashion contexts and practices in sub-Saharan Africa. 1 ...

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