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The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World (Paperback ou Softback)

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État
Entièrement neuf: Un livre neuf, non lu, non utilisé et en parfait état, sans aucune page manquante ...
ISBN
1541617622
EAN
9781541617629
Binding
TP
Book Title
Fabric of Civilization : How Textiles Made the World
Publisher
Basic Books
Item Length
8.2 in
Publication Year
2021
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.8 in
Author
Virginia Postrel
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History
Topic
Textiles & Polymers, Industries / Fashion & Textile Industry, Economics / General, World
Item Weight
10.4 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-10
1541617622
ISBN-13
9781541617629
eBay Product ID (ePID)
16050095648

Product Key Features

Book Title
Fabric of Civilization : How Textiles Made the World
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Topic
Textiles & Polymers, Industries / Fashion & Textile Industry, Economics / General, World
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History
Author
Virginia Postrel
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.8 in
Item Weight
10.4 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"We are taken on a journey as epic, and varying, as the Silk Road itself... [ The Fabric of Civilization is] like a swatch of a Florentine Renaissance brocade: carefully woven, the technique precise, the colors a mix of shade and shine and an accurate representation of the whole cloth."-- New York Times
Dewey Decimal
338.47677009
Synopsis
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an "expansive" global history that highlights "how textiles truly changed the world" ( Wall Street Journal ) The story of humanity is the story of textiles--as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization , Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. From Minoans exporting wool colored with precious purple dye to Egypt, to Romans arrayed in costly Chinese silk, the cloth trade paved the crossroads of the ancient world. Textiles funded the Renaissance and the Mughal Empire; they gave us banks and bookkeeping, Michelangelo's David and the Taj Mahal. The cloth business spread the alphabet and arithmetic, propelled chemical research, and taught people to think in binary code. Assiduously researched and deftly narrated, The Fabric of Civilization tells the story of the world's most influential commodity., The story of humanity is the story of textiles-as old as civilization itself. Textiles created empires and powered invention. They established trade routes and drew nations' borders. Since the first thread was spun, fabric has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization , Virginia Postrel traces this surprising history, exposing the hidden ways textiles have made our world. The origins of chemistry lie in the coloring and finishing of cloth. The beginning of binary code-and perhaps all of mathematics-is found in weaving. Selective breeding to produce fibers heralded the birth of agriculture. The belt drive came from silk production. So did microbiology. The textile business funded the Italian Renaissance and the Mughal Empire; it left us double-entry bookkeeping and letters of credit, the David and the Taj Mahal. From the Minoans who exported woolen cloth colored with precious purple dye to Egypt, to the Romans who wore wildly expensive Chinese silk, the trade and production of textiles paved the economic and cultural crossroads of the ancient world. As much as spices or gold, the quest for fabrics and dyes drew sailors across strange seas, creating an ever-more connected global economy. Synthesizing groundbreaking research from economics, archaeology, and anthropology, Postrel weaves a rich tapestry of human cultural development.
LC Classification Number
HD9850.5.P67 2021
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