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The Golden Thread lydbok
260,-
As heard on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week
A new history of ingenuity from the author of The Secret Lives of Colour.
From the mummies of Ancient Egypt; via the silken dragon robes of Imperial China and the woollen sails of Viking longboats to the Indian calicoes and chintzes that powered the Industrial Revolution (and sparked more than one war); arriving finally at the lab-blended fibres that have allowed astronauts to moonwalk -- fabrics, manmade and natural, have changed and shaped the worl…
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Undertittel
How Fabric Changed History
Forlag
John Murray
Utgitt
28 mars 2019
Lengde
11:27
Sjanger
Dokumentar og fakta, Historie, Kunst og kultur, Politikk og samfunn
Språk
English
Format
mp3
DRM-beskyttelse
App-only
ISBN
9781529345384
As heard on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week
A new history of ingenuity from the author of The Secret Lives of Colour.
From the mummies of Ancient Egypt; via the silken dragon robes of Imperial China and the woollen sails of Viking longboats to the Indian calicoes and chintzes that powered the Industrial Revolution (and sparked more than one war); arriving finally at the lab-blended fibres that have allowed astronauts to moonwalk -- fabrics, manmade and natural, have changed and shaped the world we live in.
In twelve fascinating chapters, Kassia St Clair lays out an alternative history of civilisation and human creativity. Wittily written and compellingly argued, this book will change the way you see the world.
(P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
