Textile Trades, Consumer Cultures, and the Material Worlds of the Indian Ocean : An Ocean of Cloth
1st ed. 2018
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies
ISBN-10
331958264X
ISBN-13
9783319582641
Edition
1st ed. 2018
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
CH
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 20th, 2018
Print length
426 Pages
Weight
716 grams
Dimensions
15.60 x 21.90 x 3.20 cms
Ksh 21,600.00
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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.
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.
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