false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173405145m/283859.jpg 283859 2 According to the renowned social critic and historian Paul Fussell, we are what we wear, and it doesn't look good. Uniforms parses the hidden meanings of our apparel -- from brass buttons to blue jeans, badges to feather flourishes -- revealing what our clothing says about class, sex, and our desire to belong. With keen insight and considerable curmudgeonly flair, Fussell unfolds the history and cultural significance of all manner of attire, fondly analyzing the roles that uniforms play in a number of communities -- the military, the church, health care, food service, sports -- even everyday civilian life. Uniforms is vintage Fussell: "revelatory, ribald, and irresistible" (Shirley Hazzard). 275384 2002 Uniforms: Why We Are What We Wear total:43|5:6|4:13|3:12|2:11|1:1| 43 141 65 7 2 1 false false Thu Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 04:14:43 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 04:21:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 13:57:10 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 13:57:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 09:44:35 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 19:16:01 -0700 2008 The Great War and Modern Memory was a really good book. book:Class] was a pretty good book. The only reason I gave this book two stars was that I did finish...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 19:01:04 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 19:01:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 21:14:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 21:14:42 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Sep 05 07:45:58 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 17 15:50:41 -0800 2007 2 0 false false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 01 18:03:16 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 03 22:26:01 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Oct 27 01:20:13 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 01:20:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 21 10:03:47 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 10:03:49 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Oct 11 17:00:05 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 17:00:05 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Sep 17 13:52:25 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 13:52:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 24 00:23:23 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 00:23:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 13 13:26:42 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 13:26:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 15 14:21:08 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 14:21:08 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jun 29 20:17:08 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 20:17:14 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Apr 28 09:05:46 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 09:37:04 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Mar 23 13:26:07 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 13:26:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Mar 14 11:20:52 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 11:20:52 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 17:13:59 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 17:14:11 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Mar 05 11:44:15 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 11:44:15 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=283859