Pandora’s Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong Paul A. Offit
Listen and read
Step into an infinite world of stories
- Listen and read as much as you want
- Over 400 000+ titles
- Bestsellers in 10+ Indian languages
- Exclusive titles + Storytel Originals
- Easy to cancel anytime
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
- By
- With:
- Publisher
From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, explore the global history of textiles and the world they weave together in this enthralling and educational guide.
The 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.
In 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.
Assiduously researched and deftly narrated, The Fabric of Civilization tells the story of the world's most influential commodity.
© 2021 Spotify Audiobooks (Audiobook): 9781664989382
Release date
Audiobook: 7 October 2021
Others also enjoyed ...
- The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind Jan Lucassen
- Our Oriental Heritage: A History of Civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the Death of Alexander, and in India, China, and Japan from the Beginning to Our Own Day, with Will Durant
- Medieval Europe Chris Wickham
- When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt Kara Cooney
- When Asia Was the World: Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the "Riches of the East": Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the “Riches of the East” Stewart Gordon
- How to Behave Badly in Renaissance Britain Ruth Goodman
- The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are David M. Henkin
- A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century Barbara W. Tuchman
- Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages Dan Jones
- Chhava Prakaran 1 Shivaji Sawant
4.3 - Gold Heaven Suhas Shirvalkar3.9
- Kowlik Suhas Shirvalkar4.6
- Mrutyunjay Bhag 1 - Karn Shivaji Sawant4.3
- Detective Alpha ani Mrutyuche Sandesh4.6
- Mrutyunjay Bhag 2 - Kunti Shivaji Sawant4.5
- Mrutyunjay Bhag 3 - Karn Shivaji Sawant4.5
- Shally Shally Suhas Shirvalkar4.5
- Prayas Suhas Shirvalkar4.1
- Ravan Raja Rakshsancha Sharad Tandale4.6
- Gunahon ka Devta Dharmveer Bharti4.6
- Bangarwadi Vyankatesh Madgulkar4.4
- Pratipaschandra Dr. Prakash Koyade4.5
- Star Hunters Suhas Shirvalkar4.7
- Self Meditation -दिवसाची सुरुवात करताना Gauri Janvekar4.3
Useful links
Language and region
English
India
