An examination of the complex meanings of white clothing through history.
Nina Edwards Books
Nina Edwards is an author whose work delves into the profound significance of seemingly ordinary objects. Her essays explore the hidden histories and cultural resonance embedded within everyday items, inviting readers to look closer at the world around them. Through meticulous examination, she reveals how these objects shape our lives and experiences. Edwards offers a unique perspective, encouraging us to discover the extraordinary within the mundane.
Weeds
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
A scientific and cultural history of weeds, which shows that regarding certain plants as weeds and not others is purely a matter of context. Weeds reveals just how interesting and useful these seemingly annoying plants can be.
Dressed for War
- 218 pages
- 8 hours of reading
What people wear matters. Copiously illustrated, this book is the story of what people on both sides wore on the front line and on the home front through the seismic years of World War I.
Darkness
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Nina Edwards explores darkness as both physical feature and cultural image, through themes of sight, blindness, consciousness, dreams, fear of the dark, night blindness, and the in-between states of dusk or fog, twilight and dawn, the point or period of obscuration and clarification.
Offal: A Global History
- 141 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Exploring the complex relationship with offal, Nina Edwards delves into its historical and cultural significance across various cuisines. This intriguing narrative highlights the diverse terminology used to describe offal, from foie gras to sweetbreads, while examining the visceral reactions it elicits. The book presents regional specialties like Scottish haggis and Southern chitterlings, emphasizing offal's nutritional value alongside its health risks. Through global examples, Edwards reveals offal as a food of contradictions, bridging gourmet and economical dining.