2500 years ago, the women of Athens slaved at home, virtual prisoners of their husbands, expected to provide the cloth and clothing for their family. 4000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, there was a very different picture: respectable women were in business, weaving textiles at home to be sold abroad for gold and silver. Going back even further, 20,000 years ago women began making and wearing the first clothing created from spun fibres. Indeed, for over 20,000 years, until the Industrial Revolution, the arts of weaving ...
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2500 years ago, the women of Athens slaved at home, virtual prisoners of their husbands, expected to provide the cloth and clothing for their family. 4000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, there was a very different picture: respectable women were in business, weaving textiles at home to be sold abroad for gold and silver. Going back even further, 20,000 years ago women began making and wearing the first clothing created from spun fibres. Indeed, for over 20,000 years, until the Industrial Revolution, the arts of weaving belonged primarily to women and were the principal vehicle for demonstrating their various roles as mother, provider, worker, entrepreneur and artist.
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Very Good- in Good + jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 334 pages including index. Several small dots in the book. No writing in the book. Corners are square. Spine is tight and there are no loose pages. Light wear top and bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light shelf wear. Wear top and bottom of spine. Small tear top edge of spine. Light soiling to the covers. Black and white illustrations. Writing inside flap of dust jacket at the top. Dust jacket is price clipped.
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Very Good. Size: 6x1x9; This Book is in listed in Very Good condition-BOOK HAS NOT BEEN READ OR EVEN OPENED FULLY, DUST JACKET DOES HAVE A TEAR AT REAR NEAR THE EDGE OF THE SPINE. See our picture for exact item you will receive. All items ship within 24 hours. Packaging is 100% Recyclable. Most items purchased from Charitable organizations. A portion of each sale is also donated to a monthly charity, check your package for this months charity. Reuse-Recycle-Rebook!
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