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01687aam a2200289 i 4500 001 6433E192947611EC9377849E3BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220223010020 008 200920t20212018nyua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1631499017 020 $a 9781631499012 (pbk) : 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCO $d CAD $d OCLCF $d OKX $d SILO 082 04 $a 677.009 100 1 $a St. Clair, Kassia, $e author. $0 (local)395545 245 14 $a The golden thread : $b how fabric changed history / $c Kassia St. Clair. 246 30 $a How fabric changed history 250 $a Liveright paperback 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Liveright Publishing Corporation, A Division of W. W. Norton & Company, $c 2021, ©2018. 300 $a xii, 351 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 21 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a From colorful threads found on the floor of an ancient Georgian cave to the Indian calicoes that fueled the Industrial Revolution, The Golden Thread illuminates the myriad and fascinating histories behind the cloths that came to define human civilization--the fabric, for example, that allowed mankind to shatter athletic records, and the textile technology that granted us the power to survive in space. Exploring the enduring association of textiles with "women's work," the author "spins a rich social history that also reflects the darker side of technology." 650 0 $a Textile fabrics $x History. $0 (local)395546 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (local)342657 941 $a 2 952 $l CQPE926 $d 20230614010248.0 952 $l AXPF626 $d 20220223012618.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6433E192947611EC9377849E3BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search