Cotton the fabric that made the modern world /
"Today's world textile and garment trade is valued at a staggering $425 billion. We are told that under the pressure of increasing globalisation, it is India and China that are the new world manufacturing powerhouses. However, this is not a new phenomenon: until the industrial revolution,...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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Table of Contents:
- pt. I. The first cotton revolution : a centrifugal system, circa 1000-1500
- pt. II. Learning and connecting : making cottons global, circa 1500-1750
- pt. III. The second cotton revolution : a centripetal system, circa 1750-2000.