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Advanced Toy Making for Schools (Hardcover): David M. Mitchell Advanced Toy Making for Schools (Hardcover)
David M. Mitchell
R805 Discovery Miles 8 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Threads of Global Desire - Silk in the Pre-Modern World (Hardcover): Dagmar Sch'afer, Giorgio Riello, Luca Mola Threads of Global Desire - Silk in the Pre-Modern World (Hardcover)
Dagmar Sch'afer, Giorgio Riello, Luca Mola; Contributions by Amanda Phillips, Angela Sheng, …
R1,795 Discovery Miles 17 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Considering silk as a major force of cross-cultural interaction, this book examines the integration of silk production and consumption into various cultures in the pre-modern world. Silk has long been a global commodity that, because of its exceptional qualities, high value and relative portability, came to be traded over very long distances. Similarly, the silk industry - from sericulture to the weaving of cloth - was one of the most important fields of production in the medieval and early modern world. The production and consumption of silks spread from China to Japan and Korea and travelled westward as far as India, Persia and theByzantine Empire, Europe, Africa and the Americas. As contributors to this book demonstrate, in this process of diffusion silk fostered technological innovation and allowed new forms of organization of labour to emerge. Its consumption constantly reshaped social hierarchies, gender roles, aesthetic and visual cultures,as well as rituals and representations of power. Threads of Global Desire is the first attempt at considering a global history of silk in the pre-modern era. The book examines the role of silk production and use in various cultures and its relation to everyday and regulatory practices. It considers silk as a major force of cross cultural interaction through technological exchange and trade in finished and semi-finished goods. Silks mediated design and a taste for luxuries and were part of gifting practices in diplomatic and private contexts. Silk manufacturing also fostered thecirculation of skilled craftsmen, connecting different centres and regions across continents and linking the countryside to urban production. DAGMAR SCHAEFER is Director of Department 3 'Artefacts, Action, and Knowledge'at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin and Professor h.c. of the History of Technology at the Technical University, Berlin. GIORGIO RIELLO is Professor of Global History and Culture at the University of Warwick. He has published extensively on the history of material culture and trade in early modern Europe and Asia and in particular on textiles and fashion. LUCA MOLA is Professor of Early Modern Europe: History of the Renaissance and the Mediterranean in a World Perspective at the European University Institute in Fiesole. Contributors: JOSE L. GASCH-TOMAS, SURAIYA FAROQHI, KAROLINA HUTKOVA, FUJITA KAYOKO, BEN MARSH, RUDOLPHMATTHEE, LESLEY ELLIS MILLER, DAVID MITCHELL, LUCA MOLA, LISA MONNAS, AMANDA PHILLIPS, GIORGIO RIELLO, DAGMAR SCHAEFER, ANGELA SHENG

Advanced Toy Making for Schools: David M. Mitchell Advanced Toy Making for Schools
David M. Mitchell
R497 Discovery Miles 4 970 Out of stock
Advanced Toy Making for Schools (Hardcover): David M. Mitchell Advanced Toy Making for Schools (Hardcover)
David M. Mitchell
R843 Discovery Miles 8 430 Out of stock
Advanced Toy Making for Schools (Paperback): David M. Mitchell Advanced Toy Making for Schools (Paperback)
David M. Mitchell
R492 Discovery Miles 4 920 Out of stock
Toy Making by Quantity Production Methods (Paperback): David M. Mitchell Toy Making by Quantity Production Methods (Paperback)
David M. Mitchell
R541 R450 Discovery Miles 4 500 Save R91 (17%) Out of stock

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Toy Making By Quantity Production Methods David M. Mitchell The Manual arts press, 1922 Antiques & Collectibles; Toys; Antiques & Collectibles / Toys; Toys

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