The subversive stitch: Embroidery and the making of the feminine - Softcover
In this fascinating study, Rozsika Parker traces a hidden history--the shifting notions of femininity and female social roles--by unraveling the history of embroidery from medieval times until today.
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Rozsika Parker's books include Old Mistresses: Women, Art & Ideology and Framing Feminism (both written with Griselda Pollock) and Torn in Two: The Experience of Maternal Ambivalence. Her latest book is The Anxious Gardener. She practices as a psychotherapist in London.
""A book wonderfully rich, not only in information, but in people and ideas."" -- Guardian
""A marvellously written and illustrated book.""-- Times Educational Supplement
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- PublisherWomen's Press
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0704338831
- ISBN 13 9780704338838
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages247
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