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Informationen zum Autor Colleen E. Kriger is professor of history at University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Klappentext In this holistic approach to the study of textiles and their makers, Colleen Kriger charts the role cotton has played in commercial, community, and labor settings. She pays close attention the details of how people made, exchanged, and wore cotton cloth from before industrialization in Europe to the twentieth century. Closely tracing this history in Nigeria,Cloth in West African History offers a fresh perspective on the history of the region and on the local, regional, and global processes that shaped it. Zusammenfassung Charts the role cotton has played in commercial! community! and labor settings. This book focuses on the details of how people made! exchanged! and wore cotton cloth from before industrialization in Europe to the twentieth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Foreword Chapter 3 Glossary of Technical Terms Chapter 4 Chapter 1: Introduction: Cloth in History Chapter 5 Chapter 2: From Kings and Priests to Brides Chapter 6 Chapter 3: Muslim Garments and the Morality of Dress Chapter 7 Chapter 4: The Worlds of Indigo Blue Chapter 8 Chapter 5: Concluions: Textiles, Culture, and Historical Change Chapter 9 References
