Kassia St. Clair

The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Book Authority • 36 Best Textile Design eBooks of All Time A briskly told, 30,000-year history of textiles that will make you rethink your relationship with fabric (Elle Decoration).

From colorful threads found on the floor of an ancient Georgian cave to the Indian calicoes that fueled the Industrial Revolution, The Golden Thread illuminates the myriad and fascinating histories behind the cloths that came to define human civilizationthe fabric, for example, that allowed mankind to shatter athletic records, and the textile technology that granted us the power to survive in space. Exploring the enduring association of textiles with women's work, Kassia St. Clair spins a rich social history . . . that also reflects the darker side of technology (Rachel Newcomb, Washington Post).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Liveright
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781631496363
• Artikelnr.: 59590678

Autorenporträt

Kassia St. Clair specializes in telling gripping stories about the overlooked and the everyday. She has written about history and culture for publications including the Economist, Elle, and Times Literary Supplement. The author of The Golden Thread and The Secret Lives of Color, she lives in London.

Rezensionen

A history of fabric might not sound immediately exciting, but St Clair's book is a refreshing treat, every page bursting with surprising insights. Clothing, she argues, is central to history, from myths and legends to trade and technology. The threads woven by the Greek Fates, the bandages that wrapped Egyptian mummies, the wool that made medieval England rich, the lace in Vermeer's paintings : it all makes for a smart and entertaining historical tapestry SUNDAY TIMES, History Book of the Year 20181125