| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
334 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-322) and index. |
| Contents |
A tradition with a reason: why textiles were traditionally women's work -- The string revolution: life in the Palaeolithic -- Courtyard sisterhood: horticultural society in the Neolithic -- Island fever: Bronze Age horticultural survivals: Minoans and others -- More than hearts on our sleeves: the functions of cloth and clothing in society -- Elements of the code: symbolism in cloth and clothing -- Cloth for the caravans: early urban manufacture in the Bronze Age Near East -- Land of linen: Middle Kingdom Egypt -- The golden spindle: outworker industries for the elite: the Mycenaeans -- Behind the myths: women's work as reflected in textile myths -- Plain or fancy, new or tried and true: Late Bronze and Iron Age urban industries -- Postscript: Finding the invisible: methods of research. |
| Subject |
Textile fabrics, Prehistoric.
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Women, Prehistoric.
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Textile fabrics, Ancient.
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Women -- History.
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| Indexed Term |
Women History |
| ISBN |
0393035069: $23.00 ($28.99 Can.) |
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