{"product_id":"the-turban-a-history-from-east-to-west-9781836390749","title":"The Turban: A History from East to West","description":"\u003cb\u003eUnravel the fascinating history of the turban, from its origins to its religious uses and its appearance in contemporary fashion and culture.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A turban is a strip of cloth folded and wrapped around the head; however, this description includes multifarious forms of the garment across space and time. This book follows the turban as it moves from the Arabian Peninsula through the Ottoman Empire to Europe and the Americas. It directs the reader's gaze from traditional and religious uses of the turban into the realms of international trade, Renaissance art, and contemporary fashions. Turbans, as this book shows, have moved in and out of Western culture, at times archaic and forgotten, then noticed and reinstated as major accessories. Today Sikh men are recognized by their distinctive headwraps, and the turban remains an important part of Black culture. This book explores the turban's many adaptations worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Filstrup\u003c\/b\u003e was chief of the Oriental Division at the New York Public Library and dean of libraries at Stony Brook University. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia. \u003cb\u003eJane Merrill\u003c\/b\u003e has written for many national magazines and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Showgirl Costume\u003c\/i\u003e and other cultural histories. She lives in Saint George, Maine. Together, Filstrup and Merrill are coauthors of \u003ci\u003eThe Wedding Night\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51181148963090,"sku":"9781836390749","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_edc54d47-4ede-4ac9-bb82-bb8dbc93c79c.jpg?v=1744391052","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-turban-a-history-from-east-to-west-9781836390749","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}