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 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, explore the global history of textiles and the world they weave together in this ...

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

**SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** **RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK** **WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE MONTH** 'An astonishing feat' Christina Patterson, Sunday ...

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

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

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

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

A Sunday Times (UK) Book of the Year Shortlisted • Society of Authors' Somerset Maugham Award A BBC Radio 4 Book of ...

Bringing together methods and materials traditionally belonging to literary studies, book history, and material culture studies, The Fabric of Empire ...

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

A highly-illustrated celebration of the creativity and beauty of the textile arts juxtaposes historical and contemporary pieces from around the ...

An extraordinary and challenging synthesis of ideas uniting Quantum Theory, and the theories of Computation, Knowledge and Evolution, Deutsch's extraordinary ...

In this generously illustrated book, Anne Hollander examines the representation of the body and clothing in Western art, from Greek ...

This fascinating three-thousand-year history of the census traces the making of the modern survey and explores its political power in ...

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

How do you help Christian students, during one of the most eventful and intense periods of their lives, learn to ...

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

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

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

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

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

The Fabric of Cities offers a diversified collection of articles on ancient urbanism in Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome, focussing on ...

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

The classic book about the clothes we wear and what they say about us. Even before we speak to someone ...

A global exploration of textile design and its far-reaching influence on aesthetics, commerce, and taste...

This New York Times bestseller "elegantly weaves evidence and insights . . . into a single, accessible historical narrative" (Bill Gates) and presents ...

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

The World in the Year 1000 -- Go West, Young Viking -- The Pan-American Highways of 1000 -- European Slaves -- The ...

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The acclaimed science writer presents a wide-ranging exploration of Antarctica’s history, nature, and global significance in this “rollicking good ...

Deals With The History Of Indian Textiles From Very Easily Times To The Mauryan Period. Wide Coveage, Raw Materials, Dyeing, ...

From a New York Times-bestselling historian comes the story of how the alphabet ordered our world. A Place for Everything ...

What can the history of technology contribute to our understanding of late imperial China? Most stories about technology in pre-modern ...

Essential in the everyday lives of all societies for providing protection and warmth, textiles also fulfill social, cultural, military, legal, ...

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

This latest title in the highly successful Ancient Textiles series is the first substantial monograph-length historiography of early medieval embroideries ...

The first book on the origin of clothes shows why climate change was crucial - for the origin of agriculture ...

It's a dark day for the earth realms. Will it be the last? Sorcerer Nate Garrett lost much in the ...