Textiles in Indian Ocean Societies (Routledge Indian Ocean Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415652278 ISBN 13: 9780415652278

Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

Textiles in Indian Ocean Societies considers the importance of trade, and the transformation of the meaning of objects has the move between different cultures. It also addresses issues of gender, ethnic and religious identity, and economic status. The book covers a broad geographic range from East Africa to Southeast Asia, and references a number of disciplines such as anthropology, art history and history.
This volume is timely, as both the social sciences and historical studies have developed a new interest in material culture. Edited by a foremost expert in the region, it will add considerably to our understanding of historical and current societies in the Indian Ocean region.

About this title

About the Author

Ruth Barnes works at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University. Her many previous publications include Dress and Gender: Making and Meaning in Cultural Contexts (co-editor); Indian Block Printed Cotton Fragments in the Kelsey Museum; Indian Block Printed Textiles in Egypt; and Weaving Patterns of Life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415652278
• ISBN 13: 9780415652278
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216
• Editor: Barnes Ruth