{"product_id":"book-hf41","title":"Pockets","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thought-provoking microhistory of the humble pocket that uncovers what pockets reveal about us—and why it matters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It’s a subject that stirs up plenty of passion: Why do men’s clothes have so many pockets and women’s so few? In her captivating book, Hannah Carlson, a lecturer in dress history at the Rhode Island School of Design, shows us how we tuck gender politics, security, sexuality, and privilege inside our pockets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Throughout the medieval era in Europe, the purse was an almost universal dress feature carried by men and women alike. But when tailors stitched the first pockets into men’s trousers 500 years ago, it ignited controversy and introduced a range of social issues that we continue to wrestle with today, from  concealed pistols to gender inequality, as noted in hashtags like #GiveMePocketsOrGiveMeDeath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This abundantly illustrated four-color book explores much more than who has pockets and why. How is it that putting your hands in your pocket can be seen as a sign of laziness, arrogance, confidence, or perversion? Walt Whitman’s author photograph, hand in pocket, for \u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/i\u003e, seemed like an affront to middle class respectability. When W.E.B. DuBois posed for a portrait, his pocketed hands signaled defiant coolness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Thread\u003c\/i\u003e by Kassia St. Clair and \u003ci\u003eThe Fabric of Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e by Virginia Postrel will be enthralled. And \u003ci\u003ePockets\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect gift for the legions of people obsessed with pockets and their absence, and for anyone interested in how our clothes influence the way we navigate the world.","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49348619174192,"sku":"BDhf41","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49348619206960,"sku":"ZEhf41","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/436256-hf41-Square.jpg?v=1734228376","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hf41","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}