Weaving Identity: Textiles, Global Modernization and Harris Tweed - Couverture souple

Walcott, Susan M

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0578474182 ISBN 13 : 9780578474182

Editeur : Gluasad Press, 2019

Synopsis

Creating an identity is crucial for survival, whether of individuals, countries or commercial products. Carefully selected elements combine positive pieces from the past to project a desired image into the present. Weaving Identity illustrates the process of transition through the tale of a special textile, as cloth manufacture typically triggers the movement from field to factory in an industrial revolution. Scotland's Harris Tweed, famously "hand woven in the Outer Hebrides", transformed national identities through two turbulent centuries. The culture and history of home weavers turning the color of their landscape into material for markets on the other side of the world form an integral part of a globe spanning story involving wars, famine, migrations, industrialization and modernization. Key characters include the Scottish tycoon who capitalized on his profits from the Opium War to break the 19^thcentury power of China and buy the birthplace of Harris Tweed at the time of its creation. The tale concludes with the purchase of major shares in one of the few remaining tweed mills by an entrepreneur from resurgent China, Japan's emergence as a major market, and the Scots' struggle to preserve and take pride in their cultural symbols. Tales of textile production's involvement in the modernization of these countries, Japan, Thailand and Bhutan feature in other chapters. American examples include Pendleton and the role of Nike in tweed's rebirth. Colorful illustrations taken on location accompany the text.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Susan Walcott is Professor Emerita at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Degrees from Swarthmore, Rutgers and Indiana University were in history and geography, specializing in China and East Asian modernization.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gluasad Press
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0578474182
• ISBN 13: 9780578474182
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 166
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• Personne responsable: non disponible