The Man in the Bowler Hat: His History and Iconography - Hardcover

Robinson, Fred Miller

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807820733 ISBN 13: 9780807820735

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 1993

Synopsis

Reflects a new understanding of modernism by following the fortunes of a single item of fashion.

""When Fred Miller Robinson tugs the bowler from the closet in The Man in the Bowler Hat: His History and Iconography, a wealth of cultural and social baggage comes tumbling out after it.""--Esquire

""Entertaining and enlightening. . . . A scholarly, thoughtful, and well-documented cultural critique.""--Journal of Popular Culture

""A hundred years of Western culture pulled out of a bowler hat--it's quite a trick, and Robinson accomplishes it with considerable flourish.""--Roger Shattuck, Boston University

""An attempt to penetrate the bowler's significance in art, literature, and life. . . . [Robinson] has ferreted out plenty of curious and varied information, he has some nice observations of detail, and he offers a good deal to enlighten and amuse.""--New Yorker

""A witty, well-written, scrupulously researched book that is a wonderful fusion of genres: social history, cultural history, and something that falls between belles lettres and fiction.""--Dore Ashton, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

Originally published in 1993.

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Review

"Hats off to Mr. Robinson."--"New York Times Book Review"

"A study as lighthearted and charming as its subject. . . . A tip of the hat to this playful yet thought-provoking work."--"Kirkus Reviews"

"When Fred Miller Robinson tugs the bowler from the closet in "The Man in the Bowler Hat: His History and Iconography", a wealth of cultural and social baggage comes tumbling out after it."--"Esquire"

"Entertaining and enlightening. . . . A scholarly, thoughtful, and well-documented cultural critique."--"Journal of Popular Culture"

"A highly diverting book."--"Parade Magazine"

Synopsis

Follows the history of the bowler hat to describe its connections with art, literature, fashion, politics, and motion pictures.

Edition details

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807820733
• ISBN 13: 9780807820735
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216