Arab Dress. A Short History
From the Dawn of Islam to Modern Times
Biographical note
Yedida Kalfon Stillman was Professor of History and Near Eastern Languages at the University of Oklahoma and the world's acknowledged expert on Islamic clothing and the author of numerous scholarly books and studies in several languages.
Norman A. Stillman is Schusterman/Josey Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma, and was author's lifelong partner and collaborator.
Norman A. Stillman is Schusterman/Josey Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma, and was author's lifelong partner and collaborator.
Readership
All those interested in Islamic history and culture, art history, anthropology and ethnography, as well as students of textile and costume history, gender studies, religious studies, cultural studies, and semiotics.
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