Making Do. Britons and the Refashioning of the Postwar World, Hardback

When World War II ended, a textile famine loomed. Garments were chronically scarce. What would everyone wear as uniforms were discarded and soldiers returned home, Nazi camps were liberated, and millions of refugees struggled to subsist? Making Do examines the crucial role of clothing in refashioning lives after devastating violence.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Author(s): Susan L. (University of Warwick) Carruthers
• Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises
• Number of pages: 400
• Publication date: 2025
• Dimensions: 239 x 161 x 27
• Cover type: Hardback