Cotton

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

This book explores the fascinating history and present-day practices associated with cotton. This is a story of commercial and cultural enterprise, of the ties and tensions between East and West, of technological and industrial revolution, social modernization, colonialism and slavery. Cotton's history mirrors profound global transformations. And cotton remains one of the most significant mass commodities today.Cotton's track record on labor conditions in factories and plantations has tarnished its history and reputation, even as cotton clothes became the hallmark of modern industrialized society. Cotton expressed popular fashions and popular politics in dynamic ways. Yet cottons also take other cultural forms and are part of vibrant craft traditions in many parts of the world. This book explores the history, impact and ongoing life of this hugely influential textile.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-03-01
Mått:189 x 244 x 19 mm
Vikt:599 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Textiles that Changed the World
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781845202996

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Beverly Lemire is Professor and Henry Marshall Tory Chair at the Department of History and Classics, and the Department of Human Ecology at the University of Alberta.

Recensioner i media

For lovers of the textile traditions in American material culture, Lemire's book expands understanding of their global influences. For those whose appreciation of fashion is limited to aesthetics, the book demonstrates the significance of the cotton textile and fashion industries in the world economy from the medieval era to the present.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements List of Maps and Illustrations1. Introduction 2. Bound Up with Cotton: World Markets, Global Trade and Cotton History 3. Fashion's Favourite: The Social Politics of Cotton and the Democratisation of Style, c.1600-1820 4. Cottage, Mill, Factory, Plantation: the Industrialisation of Cotton and the New World Order, c.1400-1860 5. Crafting Comfort, Crafting Community: Cotton and the Rise of Quilt Culture in the West, c.1500-1940 6. Afterword: A World Refashioned Selected BibliographyIndex