TY  - BOOK
AU  - Callava, Trini
TI  - Silk through the ages
SN  - 9780999187111
PY  - 0000///
CY  - NULL
PB  - NULL
KW  - HD INDUSTRIES. LAND USE. LABOR
KW  - Silk
KW  -  History
KW  - Silk industry
KW  - Luxuries
KW  - History
N1  - the textile that conquered luxury; part 1. Silk, an inimitable product --; part 2. Silk in the age of Antiquity ----; part 3. Pre-Modern times ----; part 4. Modern times ----; Part 5. Conclusion.--
N2  - 	 ; 'Silk is not just a simple natural fibre - it represents something meaningful, universal and perennial. This book tells the sotry of how the silk textile conquered the luxury world and remained prestigious throughout the ages. Examining sociological research dating back to Antiquity, the Chinese dynasties, Islamic Caliphates and Ottoman Turks, this book demonstrates the value of globalization and the importance of diversity through the lens of silk as an enduring luxury textile'--Book jacket
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