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Author Adrian, Kim, author.

Title Sock / Kim Adrian.

Publication Info. New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.
©2017

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Description 1 online resource (160 pages).
data file rda
Series Object lessons
Object lessons.
Contents Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; 1â#x80;#x82;SOCKS and EVOLUTION; Of lice and needles; The first sock; A short primer on the human foot; Sock-as-foot-dressing; Necessity of socks; Woven foot wrappings; Fitted and knitted socks; Actually, itâ#x80;#x99;s all a bit messy; The stocking frame; Fast-forward four centuries; 81 billion socks; 2â#x80;#x82;SOCKS and DESIRE; The liminal sock; Bataille, Freud, Tournier; My childrenâ#x80;#x99;s socks; A little unfinished; Decorationâ#x80;#x99;s deep roots; Sock fetishists; The psychology of partialismâ#x80;#x94;a thought; Schieleâ#x80;#x99;s feet; Schieleâ#x80;#x99;s socks.
The soleâ#x80;#x99;s soulSparkling brainworlds; 3â#x80;#x82;SOCKS AND INDUSTRY; Sock as home; Fast fashion; #Sockgame; Slow fashion; That time I made a sock; Craftivism; A concrete act; Kroeberâ#x80;#x99;s rhythm; Small things; Plain work; Trimurti; POSTSCRIPT: INSTRUCTIONS FOR DARNING A SOCK; Notes; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Index.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "A funny, lyrical, illuminating book on the rich and little known history of the humble sock, its various incarnations throughout the world, and on what socks teach us about the frailty and awkwardness of the human body"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Socks -- History.
Socks -- Humor.
Philosophy: aesthetics.
Cultural studies.
Literary theory.
Literary Criticism -- Semiotics & Theory.
Philosophy -- Aesthetics.
DESIGN -- Textile & Costume.
Socks. (OCoLC)fst01124009
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Humor. (OCoLC)fst01423696
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Adrian, Kim. Sock. New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017 9781501315060 1501315064 (DLC) 2017006361 (OCoLC)946903267
ISBN 9781501315077 (electronic book)
1501315072 (electronic book)
9781501315084 (electronic book)
1501315080 (electronic book)
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