The Fabric of Civilization - Virginia I. Postrel - 2021

How Textiles Made the World







By: Virginia I. Postrel

Narrated by: Caroline Cole

Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins

Unabridged Audiobook

Release date: 08-17-21

Language: English

Categories: History & Culture, Computers & Technology

Publisher: OrangeSky Audio

Format: mp3 64/48 mono







From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, explore the global history of textiles and the world they weave together in this enthralling and educational guide.



The story of humanity is the story of textiles - as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture.



In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. From Minoans exporting wool colored with precious purple dye to Egypt, to Romans arrayed in costly Chinese silk, the cloth trade paved the crossroads of the ancient world. Textiles funded the Renaissance and the Mughal Empire; they gave us banks and bookkeeping, Michelangelo's David and the Taj Mahal. The cloth business spread the alphabet and arithmetic, propelled chemical research, and taught people to think in binary code.



Assiduously researched and deftly narrated, The Fabric of Civilization tells the story of the world's most influential commodity.



©2021 Virginia I. Postrel (P)2021 OrangeSky Audio











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