Silk Through the Ages: The textile that conquered luxury

by Trini Callava

Silk is not just a simple fiber - it represents something meaningful, universal, perennial. This book tells the story of how the silk textile conquered the luxury world and remained prestigious throughout the ages. Examining sociological research dating back to Antiquity, the Mongol Empire, and Ottoman Turks, this book demonstrates the value of globalization and the importance of diversity through the lens of silk as an enduring luxury textile. This book will be highly marketable to international business students, and to consumers of sociology and history. It can also serve to inform the political science and international relations practitioners regarding trade debates between globalizers and protectionists.

Genres: Fashion

270 pages, Hardcover

Published December 6, 2018

Reviews

[Sandra Lindsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read. Academic style of writing. Took me ages to get through Part 1 - which is all about silk as a product, the bombyx mori which produce it, and cultivation of mulberry trees for their food - but once I reached Part 2, where the history starts, I romped through the rest of the book in just a few days.

Somewhat less detailed than I was expecting, particularly given the subtitle, but a good overview of silk's history & development which has given me lots of ideas & leads to other subjects to read up on (I'm a writer - pretty much any non-fiction book ends up being research for one story or another).

Plus, look at that bloody gorgeous cover. Who wouldn't want this book sitting on their shelves?

[Dustin Goodwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting mix of history, fashion, business told through the lens of an amazing professor at the University of Miami