The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History

The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History - Paperback

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The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History - Paperback

The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History - Paperback

by Kassia St Clair
$18.99
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Book Overview

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 civilization--the 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).
ISBN9781631499012
Author Kassia St Clair
PublisherLiveright Publishing Corporation
GenreBiography, Arts, and History
FormatPaperback
PublishedJuly 2021
LanguageENG- English
Pages368
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Kassia St Clair

Kassia St. Clair is a freelance journalist and author based in London. She graduated from Bristol University with a first-class honors degree in history in 2007 and went on to do a master's degree at Oxford. There she wrote her dissertation on women's masquerade costumes during the eighteenth century and graduated with distinction. She has since written about design and culture for publications including The Economist, House & Garden, Quartz, and the New Statesman. She has had a column about color in Elle Decoration since 2013 and is a former assistant books and arts editor for The Economist.

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