{"product_id":"the-fabric-of-civilization-how-textiles-made-the-world-paperback","title":"The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVirginia Postrel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an \"expansive\" global history that highlights \"how textiles truly changed the world\" (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of humanity is the story of textiles--as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Fabric of Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. From Minoans exporting wool colored with precious purple dye to Egypt, to Romans arrayed in costly Chinese silk, the cloth trade paved the crossroads of the ancient world. Textiles funded the Renaissance and the Mughal Empire; they gave us banks and bookkeeping, Michelangelo's \u003ci\u003eDavid\u003c\/i\u003e and the Taj Mahal. The cloth business spread the alphabet and arithmetic, propelled chemical research, and taught people to think in binary code. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAssiduously researched and deftly narrated, \u003ci\u003eThe Fabric of Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the world's most influential commodity.\u003cp\u003e\"We are taken on a journey as epic, and varying, as the Silk Road itself.... [\u003ci\u003eThe Fabric of Civilization is\u003c\/i\u003e] like a swatch of a Florentine Renaissance brocade: carefully woven, the technique precise, the colors a mix of shade and shine and an accurate representation of the whole cloth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Textile-making hasn't gotten enough credit for its own sophistication, and for all the ways it undergirds human technological innovation--an error Virginia Postrel's erudite and complete book goes a long way toward correcting at last.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginia Postrel\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and independent scholar. She is a columnist for \u003ci\u003eBloomberg Opinion\u003c\/i\u003e and has been a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Substance of Style\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Glamour\u003c\/i\u003e. Her research is supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She lives in Los Angeles, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964684206381,"sku":"9781541617629","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-fabric-of-civilization-how-textiles-made-the-world-paperback-1108130.webp?v=1775476567","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-fabric-of-civilization-how-textiles-made-the-world-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}