The Fabric Of Civilization How Textiles Made The World

From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, explore the global history of textiles and the world they weave together in this ...

From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an "expansive" global history that highlights "how textiles truly changed the world" (Wall Street ...

From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, explore the global history of textiles and the world they weave together in this ...

From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, a global history of textiles and the world they made The story of humanity ...

"A fascinating history of…[a craft] that preceded and made possible civilization itself." —New York Times Book Review New discoveries ...

** A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK ** 'Fascinating . . . The history of the world through the eye of a needle . . . I recommend ...

A globe-spanning history of sewing, embroidery, and the people who have used a needle and thread to make their voices ...

'This book deserves a place in your bookcase next to Harari's Sapiens. It's every bit as fascinating and is surely ...

"This monumental study embraces linguistic and archaelogical investigations, practical knowledge weaving, palaeobiology, and other arcane sciences to trace the development ...

Drawing on new research on textile trade and production in the regions that depended on the Indian Ocean, the book ...

A New York Times Best Art Book of 2019 “A riveting book . . . few stones are left unturned.”—Roberta Smith’s “Top ...

From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower Western civilization’s rise to ...

A richly-told, personal quest across the ancient trade routes of West Africa, and the unforgettable story of a rare, luminous ...

An exploration of glamour, a potent cultural force that influences where people choose to live, which careers to pursue, where ...

A revelatory exploration of fashion through the ages that asks what our clothing reveals about ourselves and our society. Dress ...

The boots a passenger had on when his plane landed on the Hudson River. The tank top Andy Warhol’s ...

The definitive resource for anyone who works with textiles for interiors. The long-awaited 3rd Edition features updated content, a new ...

Shows examples of textiles from around the world, including textiles decorated using paint, dyes, sewing, embroidery, and other embellishments....

New York Times Bestseller! Now a Netflix original series Everyone has a memoir in miniature in at least one piece ...

Travel back in time and watch the incredible story of life on Earth unfold. Life Through Time explores the origins ...

A history of textiles and their significance and use in cultures from prehistoric times to the present discusses materials, techniques, ...

“A house of wonders itself. . . . Wonderland inspires grins and well-what-d'ya-knows” —The New York Times Book Review From the New York ...

A groundbreaking chronicle of the birth--and death--of a pair of jeans, that exposes the fractures in our global supply chains, ...

An award-winning historian reveals the harrowing forgotten story of America's internal slave trade—and its role in the making of ...

A celebration of female inventiveness and aesthetic sensibility, Shedding The Shackles explores women's craft enterprises, their artisanal excellence, and the ...

From Brian Greene, one of the world’s leading physicists and author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Elegant Universe, ...

Today we have greater wealth, health, opportunity, and choice than at any time in history. Yet a chorus of intellectuals ...

Whether it's sleek leather pants, a shiny new Apple computer, or a designer toaster, we make important decisions as consumers ...

Like cotton, indigo has defied its humble origins. Left alone it might have been a regional plant with minimal reach, ...

From the New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt, a definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways ...

Following on from her textile hit Slow Stitch, author Claire Wellesley-Smith considers the importance of connection and ideas around wellbeing ...

From the bestselling author of A History of Britain in 21 Women The history of the world is the history of ...

A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history of how artisans created America, from the nation's origins to the present day. At ...

A lively and innovative collection of new and recent writings on the cultural contexts of textiles The study of textile ...

The story of India's exuberantly colored textiles that made their mark on design, technology, and trade around the world Chintz, ...

This book explores the fascinating history and present-day practices associated with cotton. This is a story of commercial and cultural ...

A chronicle of forty forgotten ancient civilizations which highlights the important contributions that each has made to modern society. The ...

At breakfast tables and bakeries, we take for granted a grain that has made human civilization possible, a cereal whose ...

A history of cotton's impact on the world describes how the fiber has been at the center of conflict and ...

"The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the world economy, and ...