Anything interesting published lately (or not-so-lately) on the Greek Dark Ages?

I just started reading The Dress Detective about object research in fashion/costume history. One of the big points the author makes is that in order to be able to analyze an extant garment or accessory, the researcher should pull from their understanding of fashion theory, historical dress theory, and social history to create an accurate, contextual analysis of the piece in front of them.

The bibliography is extensive and a great resource but I'm wondering if there are any books/articles that would be a good starting place for costume history, particularly related to theory and historic context.

Bonus Question: Currently my research is focused on the exchange of construction, fabric, and silhouettes between Japan and the US in the later half of the 19th century. Are there any good resources anyone would recommend on this subject?

Thank you!

With the release of the films Black Honey and Who Will Write our History I would suggest Who Will Write Our History by Samuel Kassow , along with Emanuel Ringelblum's Notes from the Warsaw Ghetto to learn about the heroic efforts of the Oyneg Shabbes group who gathered thousands pages documenting the life and death of the Warsaw Ghetto. It is thought that perhaps thousands more documents are still buried under what was once the Warsaw Ghetto. Black Honey tells the story of Yiddish poet and survivor of the Vilna Ghetto Avrom Sutzkever. To learn the Paper Brigade lead by Sutzkever and fellow writer Shmerke Kaczerginski in the Vilna Ghetto I would suggest Burnt Pearls by A. Sutzkever, and The Book Smugglers to learn about how great works of Jewish literature and art were saved by people imprisoned in the Vilna Ghetto before they were murdered in Ponar. I'd also suggest The Black Book of Russian Jewry by Vasily Grossman and Ilya Ehrenburg, it is one of the first comprehensive looks at the Shoah.

I'm looking for an [entry-level] book (or documentary) on East Asian philosophy, i.e. how it developed from the first written scripts to the present age, how it influenced culture and politics and how it was itself influenced by historic and social developments. Any recommendations?

I'd like some book recommendations for an introduction to ancient history. Especially ancient Egypt, pre Roman Germany/Europe, and anything else you think is interesting for those time periods/areas. Right now I think I'm mainly interested in pre Roman ancient history, so roughly 400bc and earlier? For ancient Egypt I'm interested in the birth of the old kingdoms of Egypt especially, since I know nearly nothing about that period.

Hi I was looking for published works on the origins of social security in Prussia/Germany and England, anything that provides some insight on the political motivations to introduce it or delay its introduction or that compares both systems in their early stages would be appreciated.

I've been reading books by Akhil Amar, including The Bill of Rights Primer and The Unwritten Constitution. Are there any writers who disagree with him? I'm especially interested in his views of evidence gathering, and how he doesn't think evidence should be dismissed if it improperly gathered.

Also I'm interested in Native Americans pre-contact, particularly in what is now the USA. I've read In the Name of War and am in the middle of 1491 and want more.