ISBN: 9780393285581

A fascinating history of…[a craft] that preceded and made possible civilization itself. —New York Times Book Review New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexp… mais…

A fascinating history of…[a craft] that preceded and made possible civilization itself. —New York Times Book Review New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies. Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing the first clothing created from spun fibers. In fact, right up to the Industrial Revolution the fiber arts were an enormous economic force, belonging primarily to women. Despite the great toil required in making cloth and clothing, most books on ancient history and economics have no information on them. Much of this gap results from the extreme perishability of what women produced, but it seems clear that until now descriptions of prehistoric and early historic cultures have omitted virtually half the picture. Elizabeth Wayland Barber has drawn from data gathered by the most sophisticated new archaeological methods—methods she herself helped to fashion. In a brilliantly original book (Katha Pollitt, Washington Post Book World), she argues that women were a powerful economic force in the ancient world, with their own industry: fabric. Digital Content>E-books>Social Sciences>Womens Studies>Womens Studies, Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc. Digital >16<

1995, ISBN: 9780393285581

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), &quote;A fascinating history of[a craft] that preceded and made possible civilization itself.&quote; New York Times Book ReviewNew discoveries about… mais…

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), &quote;A fascinating history of[a craft] that preceded and made possible civilization itself.&quote; New York Times Book ReviewNew discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies.Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing the first clothing created from spun fibers. In fact, right up to the Industrial Revolution the fiber arts were an enormous economic force, belonging primarily to women.Despite the great toil required in making cloth and clothing, most books on ancient history and economics have no information on them. Much of this gap results from the extreme perishability of what women produced, but it seems clear that until now descriptions of prehistoric and early historic cultures have omitted virtually half the picture.Elizabeth Wayland Barber has drawn from data gathered by the most sophisticated new archaeological methodsmethods she herself helped to fashion. In a &quote;brilliantly original book&quote; (Katha Pollitt, Washington Post Book World), she argues that women were a powerful economic force in the ancient world, with their own industry: fabric. [PU: W. W. Norton & Company], Seiten: 336, W. W. Norton & Company, 1995<

ISBN: 9780393285581

"A fascinating history of...[a craft] that preceded and made possible civilization itself." New York Times Book Review New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly i… mais…

"A fascinating history of...[a craft] that preceded and made possible civilization itself." New York Times Book Review New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies. Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing the first clothing created from spun fibers. In fact, right up to the Industrial Revolution the fiber arts were an enormous economic force, belonging primarily to women. Despite the great toil required in making cloth and clothing, most books on ancient history and economics have no information on them. Much of this gap results from the extreme perishability of what women produced, but it seems clear that until now descriptions of prehistoric and early historic cultures have omitted virtually half the picture. Elizabeth Wayland Barber has drawn from data gathered by the most sophisticated new archaeological methodsmethods she herself helped to fashion. In a "brilliantly original book" (Katha Pollitt, Washington Post Book World), she argues that women were a powerful economic force in the ancient world, with their own industry: fabric. E-Book, W. W. Norton & Company<

ISBN: 9780393285581

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*Women's Work: The First 20000 Years Women Cloth and Society in Early Times* / epub eBook für 19.49 € / Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Sozialwissenschaften Medien > Bücher nein eBook als epub eBooks > Fachthemen & Wissenschaft > Sozialwissenschaften, W. W. Norton & Company<