Women's work : the first 20,000 years : women, cloth, and society in early times

Women's work The first 20,000 years : women, cloth, and society in early times

E. J. W. Barber, 1940-

Book - 2024

"Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing clothing created from spun fibers. In Women's Work, archaeologist-linguist Elizabeth Wayland Barber "weaves the strands of mythology and literature, ethnology and documented history into a rich tapestry" (John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review), illuminating the vital role women held in pre-industrial societies. With a distinctive and innovative approach to ancient remains, Barber examines ancient textiles from Stone Age string skirts and ancient Egyptian sleeved tunics to intricate Neolithic Swiss linens and colorfully patterned Minoan dresses, offering us captivating glimpses into the daily lives of women through the cloth they made and wore."--

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Subjects
Textile fabrics, Prehistoric.
Women, Prehistoric.
Textile fabrics, Ancient.
Women > History.
Published
New York : W. W. Norton & Company 2024
Language
English
Main Author
E. J. W. Barber, 1940- (-)
Edition
30th anniversary edition
Item Description
Originally published in 1994.
Physical Description
xviii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Contains bibliographic references and index.
ISBN
9781324076025
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. A Tradition with a Reason Why textiles were traditionally women's work
  • Chapter 2. The String Revolution Life in the Palaeolithic
  • Chapter 3. Courtyard Sisterhood Horticultural society in the Neolithic
  • Chapter 4. Island Fever Bronze Age horticultural survivals: Minoans and others
  • Chapter 5. More than Hearts on Our Sleeves the functions of cloth and clothing in society
  • Chapter 6. Elements of the Code Symbolism in cloth and clothing
  • Chapter 7. Cloth for the Caravans Early urban manufacture in the Bronze Age Near East
  • Chapter 8. Land of Linen Middle Kingdom Egypt
  • Chapter 9. The Golden Spindle Outworker industries for the elite: The Mycenaeans
  • Chapter 10. Behind the Myths Women's work as reflected in textile myths
  • Chapter 11. Plain or Fancy, New or Tried and True Late Bronze and Iron Age urban industries
  • Chapter 12. Postscript: Finding the Invisible Methods of research
  • Afterword
  • Illustration and Credit List
  • Sources
  • Index

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