{"product_id":"a-meeting-of-cultures-fashioning-north-africa-hardcover","title":"A Meeting of Cultures: Fashioning North Africa - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSara Hume\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNada Koreish\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKazna Askar\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDazzling designs and the multifaceted fashion scene of North Africa.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Meeting of Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e is a pathbreaking work focused specifically on contemporary fashion designers and influencers in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. Lavishly illustrated, it broadens the scope of scholarship on the fashion industry, which to date has focused primarily on American and European designers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e North Africa has always been a crossroads of cultures. To illuminate the myriad facets of the local fashion and fashion industry, this comprehensive publication showcases the works of contemporary fashion designers along with photography by fashion photographers, journalists, and social media influencers. Organized around three themes, Disruptors, Our Land, and Threads, this catalogue showcases the work of fashion practitioners across North Africa who work to retain cultural distinctiveness while adapting to contemporary concerns ranging from sustainability to gender identity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Hume\u003c\/b\u003e is professor and curator at the Kent State University Museum. Her research in the history of dress has focused on the global reach of the fashion industry. She earned her PhD in modern European history from the University of Chicago, an MA in museum studies from the Fashion Institute of Technology, and a BA in art from Yale University. \u003cb\u003eNada Koreish\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer across multiple disciplines with over fifteen years of experience in the design industry and a doctoral scholar, focusing on decoloniality and fashion in North Africa. She is the founder of the Fashion Liberation Collective North Africa, a disruptor, and a mother. Always striving to reclaim our history. Our own table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 10.24 x 8.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43159368007743,"sku":"9783777444284","price":48.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/aJPyxQ5pZg9783777444284.webp?v=1776997893","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/a-meeting-of-cultures-fashioning-north-africa-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}