Publication

1995-09-01 - W. W. Norton & Company

Language

English

Word Count

84,000 words, Guess

Page Count

336 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100393313484
  • ISBN-139780393313482
  • LibraryThing16565
  • Library of Congress Control Number93047924
  • OCLC Control Number29595722
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780393313482
  • Open LibraryOL7453244M

Classifications

  • LCCZ270.G7
  • LCCGN799.T43 B37 1994

Description

New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies. Barber "weaves the strands of mythology and literature, archaeology, ethnology, and documented history into a rich tapestry" says John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review. Photos and drawings. Author lectures.

First Sentence

For millennia women have sat together spinning, weaving, and sewing.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early TimesW. W. Norton & Company1995-09-01

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