Textile Trades, Consumer Cultures, and the Material Worlds of the Indian Ocean - An Ocean of Cloth (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)

This collection examines cloth as a material and consumer object from early periods to the twenty-first century, across multiple oceanic sites-from Zanzibar, Muscat and Kampala to Ajanta, Srivijaya and Osaka. It moves beyond usual focuses on a single fibre (such as cotton) or place (such as India) to provide a fresh, expansive perspective of the ocean as an "interaction-based arena," with an internal dynamism and historical coherence forged by material exchange and human relationships. Contributors map shifting social, cultural and commercial circuits to chart the many histories of cloth across the region. They also trace these histories up to the present with discussions of contemporary trade in Dubai, Zanzibar, and Eritrea. Richly illustrated, this collection brings together new and diverse strands in the long story of textiles in the Indian Ocean, past and present.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies
Release date:	June 2019
First published:	2018
Editors:	Pedro Machado • Sarah Fee • Gwyn Campbell
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	426
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-86363-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	3-319-86363-0
Barcode:	9783319863634

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