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Women's Work

The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times

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Women's Work

De: Elizabeth Wayland Barber
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New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies.

Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing the first clothing created from spun fibers. In fact, right up to the Industrial Revolution the fiber arts were an enormous economic force, belonging primarily to women.

Despite the great toil required in making cloth and clothing, most books on ancient history and economics have no information on them. Much of this gap results from the extreme perishability of what women produced, but it seems clear that until now descriptions of prehistoric and early historic cultures have omitted virtually half the picture.

Elizabeth Wayland Barber has drawn from data gathered by the most sophisticated newer archaeological methods - methods she herself helped to fashion. In a "brilliantly original book" (Katha Pollitt, Washington Post Book World), she argues that women were a powerful economic force in the ancient world, with their own industry: fabric.

©1994 Elizabeth Wayland Barber (P)2019 Tantor
Arqueología Ciencias Sociales Estudios de Género Mundial Historia antigua Textile Art
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Engaging Storytelling • Informative History • Excellent Narrator • Well-researched Material • Fascinating Subject
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A great building block for history and a fresh take on processing information via a holistic approach.

Wonderful information, fresh, informative,

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I have this book in print as well. Fascinating history of women and their relationship to textiles.

Simply Wonderful.

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I absolutely love this book. The author does a wonderful job of explaining her topic and making it real and the reader is excellent!

I love it

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Combines thorough research with some engaging autobiographical storytelling, but it seemed to skip around a lot. The organization appeared to not be based on strict chronology or be a discussion of any one technology/method after another. I'm not sure what the overarching organizational scheme was, but the reading experience suffered because it didn't take a more comprehensible approach.

Fascinating But Disorganized

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I appreciate the scholarly facts and the delightful story-telling style of this book. The narrator is excellent.
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Dense and satisfying

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Dedication to rigorous innovative archeological technique rather than innovative speculation makes this compelling. Well Done!

Respectful treatment of the archeological record.

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I was concerned that the age of this book (nearly 30 years) would lead to some obviously outdated information, but other than some mild language, nothing really popped out. Very enjoyable!

Fascinating information!

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Listening to the author reclaiming and redefining women’s work through a historical lens was cool.

Insightful historical perspective

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The details of women’s life thru time and the supporting evidence along with how details of how it was uncovered

How interwoven into all history is

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I am a fiber nerd. I have crocheted since I was 5, more than 50 years now. Over the years I have picked up many fiber related skill. Spinning is my most cherished. This book affirmed my passion in many ways. Well researched and delivered. I will listen many times. Fiber nerds, I can not recommend this more highly! Yes, you NEED this book😁

Amazing collection of info

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