[Commlist] New Book: Clothing Goes to War

Intellect is pleased to share that /*Clothing Goes to War: Creativity 
Inspired by Scarcity in World War II 
<https://www.intellectbooks.com/clothing-goes-to-war>*/*/,/* by Nan 
Turner, is available in paperback.

/Clothing Goes to War/ is the story of clothing use when manufacturing 
for civilians nearly stopped and raw materials and workers across the 
globe were shifted to war work. Governments mandated rationing 
programmes in many countries to regulate the limited supply, in hopes 
that the burden of austerity would be equally shared. Unfortunately, as 
the war progressed and resources dwindled, neither ration tickets nor 
money could buy what did not exist on store shelves. Many people had to 
get by with their already limited wardrobes, often impacted by the 
global economic depression of the previous decade. Creativity, courage 
and perseverance came into play in caring for clothing using handicraft 
skills including sewing, knitting, mending, darning and repurposing to 
make limited wardrobes last during long years of austerity and deprivation.

This fascinating page-turner is the first cross-cultural account of the 
difficulties faced by common people experiencing clothing scarcity and 
rationing during World War II. In-person interviews of women from over 
ten countries are contextualized with stories of the roles played by 
newly developed textiles, gendered dress in the workplace, handicraft 
skills often forgotten today, romance and weddings, rationing 
represented in war era film and the ever-present black market.


*_Table of Contents
_*
*Introduction*

*1.* Rationale for Rationing
*2.* Gender during WWII
*3. *Home Front Handicrafts
*4. *Wartime Weddings
*5.* Costumes go to War
*6.* Black Market
*7. *DIY returns

*Epilogue*


Please visit our website for more information:
www.intellectbooks.com/clothing-goes-to-war 
<http://www.intellectbooks.com/clothing-goes-to-war>


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