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Gender and the Boundaries of Dress in Contemporary Peru (Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series) (Updated Edition) by Blenda B. Femenias Paperback, 382 Pages, Published 2004 ISBN-10: 0-292-70263-9 / 0292702639 ISBN-13: 978-0-292-70263-9 / 9780292702639 Set in Arequipa during Peru's recent years of crisis, this ethnography reveals how dress creates gendered bodies. It explores why people wear clothes, why people make art, and why those things matter in a war-torn land. Blenda Femenías argues that women's clothes are key symbols of gender identity a |