Women's Work : The First 20,000 Years by Elizabeth Wayland Barber (2024, Trade Paperback) online kaufen

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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.

ISBN-10132407602X

ISBN-139781324076025

eBay Product ID (ePID)16062936524

Product Key Features

Book TitleWomen's Work : the First 20000 Years

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

TopicArchaeology, Women's Studies, World, Anthropology / General

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, History

AuthorElizabeth Wayland Barber

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight11 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsThe abiding fascination of her book is the way Ms. Barber weaves the strands of mythology and literature, archeology, ethnology and documented history into a rich tapestry. Women's Work is a delight to read....Enough facts of the real history of women's work and their place in society in early times have survived, and a fascinating story they make in Elizabeth Wayland Barber's capable hands., An important contribution, in terms of both historical material and interpretation, to the study of women's work., Elizabeth Barber is as knowing and perceptive as any archaeologist-author in sight...Her topic is wonderfully fresh., In this beautifully illustrated study, Barber...retrieves an important chapter in the history of civilization.... Barber illuminates women's changing social status as makers of cloth and clothing., The abiding fascination of her book is the way Ms. Barber weaves the strands of mythology and literature, archeology, ethnology and documented history into a rich tapestry. Women's Work is a delight to read.... Enough facts of the real history of women's work and their place in society in early times have survived, and a fascinating story they make in Elizabeth Wayland Barber's capable hands.", No ancient writer bothers to describe in detail the process of clothmaking.... But now, fortunately, this most distinctive of female occupations has a sympathetic and authoritative chronicler in Elizabeth Wayland Barber...[A] fascinating and informative account., Her scholarship is active, wide, and deep...Elizabeth Barber is as knowing and perceptive as any archaeologist-author in sight...Her topic is wonderfully fresh.

Dewey Decimal305.4367709

SynopsisOne of American Scientist's "100 Books that Shaped a Century of Science" "A fascinating history of...[a craft] that preceded and made possible civilization itself." --New York Times Book Review The 30th-anniversary edition of a historical account, called "brilliantly original" by Katha Pollitt (Washington Post Book World), that reframed our understanding of women's lives in early societies., The 30th-anniversary edition of a historical account, called "brilliantly original" by Katha Pollitt (Washington Post Book World), that reframed our understanding of women's lives in early societies., 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., 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 preindustrial 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.

LC Classification NumberGN799.T43B37 2024