{"product_id":"the-fabric-of-civilization-how-textiles-made-the-world","title":"The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World","description":"“A journey as epic, and varying, as the Silk Road itself...[The Fabric of Civilization is] like a swatch of a Florentine Renaissance brocade: carefully woven, the technique precise, the colors a mix of shade and shine and an accurate representation of the whole cloth” (The New York Times)\n\nThe story of humanity is the story of textiles―as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture.\n\nIn The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. From Minoans exporting wool colored with precious purple dye to Egypt, to Romans arrayed in costly Chinese silk, the cloth trade paved the crossroads of the ancient world. Textiles funded the Renaissance and the Mughal Empire; they gave us banks and bookkeeping, Michelangelo's David and the Taj Mahal. The cloth business spread the alphabet and arithmetic, propelled chemical research, and taught people to think in binary code.\n\nAssiduously researched and deftly narrated, The Fabric of Civilization tells the story of the world's most influential commodity.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1541617606\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1541617606.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Postrel, Virginia\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41570613329978,"sku":"DBV.1541617606.G","price":33.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1541617606-0.jpg?v=1785464462","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-fabric-of-civilization-how-textiles-made-the-world","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}