Khartoum at Night: Fashion and Body Politics in Imperial Sudan
- xv, 222 p., 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-212) and index.
The post office pen : the imperial mission -- "Forty white tobes" : enclosures and the campaign for pure bodies -- The schoolmistresses' ribs : dress, discipline, and progress -- The woman's voice : claiming city streets -- Khartoum at night : global politics and personal pleasures.
9781503601529
Women--Social conditions--Sudan--20th century Women's clothing--History--Sudan--20th century Women--Political activity--History--Sudan--20th century Fashion--Political aspects--History--Sudan--20th century Human body--Political aspects--History--Sudan--20th century