
Cotton
Beverly Lemire(Author)
Berg Publishers
Published on 1. March 2011
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-84520-299-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
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 *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
25 b/w illustrations, 25 colour
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
614 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84520-299-6 (9781845202996)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
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.
Content
Acknowledgements
List of Maps and Illustrations
1. Introduction
2. Bound Up with Cotton: World Markets, Global Trade and Cotton History
3. Fashion's Favourite: The Social Politics of Cotton and the Democratisation of Style, c.1600-1820
4. Cottage, Mill, Factory, Plantation: the Industrialisation of Cotton and the New World Order, c.1400-1860
5. Crafting Comfort, Crafting Community: Cotton and the Rise of Quilt Culture in the West, c.1500-1940
6. Afterword: A World Refashioned
Selected Bibliography
Index
List of Maps and Illustrations
1. Introduction
2. Bound Up with Cotton: World Markets, Global Trade and Cotton History
3. Fashion's Favourite: The Social Politics of Cotton and the Democratisation of Style, c.1600-1820
4. Cottage, Mill, Factory, Plantation: the Industrialisation of Cotton and the New World Order, c.1400-1860
5. Crafting Comfort, Crafting Community: Cotton and the Rise of Quilt Culture in the West, c.1500-1940
6. Afterword: A World Refashioned
Selected Bibliography
Index