$25.48
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
26 August 2024
Summary
Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing clothing created from spun fibers. In Women’s Work, archaeologist-linguist Elizabeth Wayland Barber “weaves the strands of mythology and literature, ethnology and documented history into a rich tapestry” (John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review), illuminating the vital role women held in pre-industrial societies. With a distinctive and innovative approach to ancient remains, Barber examines ancient textiles from Stone Age string skirts and ancient Egyptian sleeved tunics to intricate Neolithic Swiss linens and colorfully patterned Minoan dresses, offering us captivating glimpses into the daily lives of women through the cloth they made and wore.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324076025 |
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| ISBN-10: | 132407602X |
| Author: | Elizabeth Wayland Barber |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 26 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 140mm x 211mm |
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Critics Review
“Elizabeth Barber is as knowing and perceptive as any archaeologist-author in sight… Her topic is wonderfully fresh.” – Scientific American
“A fascinating history and prehistory of the making of textiles, a craft, exclusive to women (including queens and goddesses), that preceded and made possible civilization itself.” – The New York Times Book Review
“Fortunately, this most distinctive of female occupations has a sympathetic and authoritative chronicler in Elizabeth Wayland Barber.” – Mary R. Lefkowitz - The New York Review of Books
Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Elizabeth Wayland Barber has authored Prehistoric Textiles, The Mummies of Ürümchi, and The Dancing Goddesses, among other works. Professor emerita of archaeology and linguistics at Occidental College, she now lives in Utah.
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