Silk

A World History

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<strong>A <em>Smithsonian Magazine</em> Best History Book of 2024</strong><p><strong>A <em>Library Journal</em> Selection for Best Nonfiction of 2024</strong></p><p><strong>A Next Big Idea Book Club Must-Read for April</strong></p><p><strong>"Aarathi Prasad's <em>Silk: A World History</em> is a love song to this protean material. . . . Beautiful [and] fascinating." -<em>Wall Street Journal</em></strong></p><p><strong>"Aarathi Prasad spins a masterpiece of a story, as luminous, supple, and surprising as the wondrous threads themselves." -Sy Montgomery, bestselling author of <em>The Soul of an Octopus</em> and <em>Of Time and Turtles</em></strong></p><p><strong>Throughout history, across cultures and countries, silk has reigned as the undeniable queen of fabrics, yet its origins and evolution remain a mystery. In a gorgeous and sweeping narrative, <em>Silk</em> weaves together its intricate story and the indelible mark it has left on humanity.</strong></p><p>Some four thousand years ago, the cultivation of silkworms began, the practice spreading to the far reaches of civilization. With it came a growing obsession with unlocking silk's secrets to understand how the strongest biological material ever known could be harnessed.</p><p>Explorers and scientists, including groundbreaking women who pushed the boundaries of societal expectations, dedicated-even sacrificed-their lives to investigate the anatomy of silk-producing animals. They endured unbelievable hardships to discover and collect new specimens, leading them to the moths of China, Indonesia, and India; the spiders of Argentina, Paraguay, and Madagascar; and the mollusks of the Mediterranean.</p><p>Rich with the complex connections between human and nonhuman worlds, <em>Silk </em>not only peers into the past but also reveals the fiber's impact today, inspiring new technologies across the fashion, military, and medical fields, and shows its untapped potential to pioneer a more sustainable future.</p><p>The culminat

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780063381162

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

20 x 152 x 230 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

HarperCollins US