Cotton

Professor Beverly Lemire

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Berg Publishers
01 June 2011

Textile artworks; Textile design & theory; Social & cultural history; Industrialisation & industrial history; Textile industries

Series: Textiles that Changed the World

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.

By: Professor Beverly Lemire
Imprint: Berg Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: v. 3
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 189mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 599g
ISBN: 9781845202996
ISBN 10: 1845202996
Series: Textiles that Changed the World
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 01 June 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Cotton

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. -- Marsha A. Dickson, University of Delaware * Winterthur Portfolio *

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