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Author: Sofi Thanhauser Publisher: Pantheon ISBN: 1524748390 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 401
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A sweeping and captivatingly told history of clothing and the stuff it is made of—an unparalleled deep-dive into how everyday garments have transformed our lives, our societies, and our planet. “We learn that, if we were a bit more curious about our clothes, they would offer us rich, interesting and often surprising insights into human history...a deep and sustained inquiry into the origins of what we wear, and what we have worn for the past 500 years." —The Washington Post In this panoramic social history, Sofi Thanhauser brilliantly tells five stories—Linen, Cotton, Silk, Synthetics, Wool—about the clothes we wear and where they come from, illuminating our world in unexpected ways. She takes us from the opulent court of Louis XIV to the labor camps in modern-day Chinese-occupied Xinjiang. We see how textiles were once dyed with lichen, shells, bark, saffron, and beetles, displaying distinctive regional weaves and knits, and how the modern Western garment industry has refashioned our attire into the homogenous and disposable uniforms popularized by fast-fashion brands. Thanhauser makes clear how the clothing industry has become one of the planet’s worst polluters and how it relies on chronically underpaid and exploited laborers. But she also shows us how micro-communities, textile companies, and clothing makers in every corner of the world are rediscovering ancestral and ethical methods for making what we wear. Drawn from years of intensive research and reporting from around the world, and brimming with fascinating stories, Worn reveals to us that our clothing comes not just from the countries listed on the tags or ready-made from our factories. It comes, as well, from deep in our histories.
Author: David Johnson Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445672472 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 169
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The story of how stone was won is an important part of our disappearing heritage: this book explores the rich legacy of quarrying across Cumbria.
Author: Andrew Brian Humphries Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages :
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'Improvement' has been the focus in extensive studies of agricultural change. The term has been frequently used to emphasise productivity and efficiency. In the early decades of this study period 1800-1920, the contributory processes were portrayed as strongly reflecting the influence of landowners of high status. From the mid-nineteenth century, changes were progressively effected by market conditions, migration from the countryside and the application of science, technology and innovative husbandry. The more specialised and market orientated systems that evolved, created a need for new skills in farmers and workers to successfully apply improvements in practice. Knowledge, understanding, the capacity to make informed decisions, and the ability to interact with a new order of professionals, were necessary for successful adjustment. The development of a more responsive and accessible approach to education was crucial to competitiveness in a period of specialisation in farming systems and the greater globalisation of trade. This research is focussed on Cumbria as a case study, set in the context of Northern England, subject to wider national and international influences. Key European states and the New World provide a wider setting for comparison and interaction. Cumbria as a relatively remote pastoral area was perceived by some observers as an unlikely setting for leadership in improved agriculture. Paradoxically at the end of the study period, its high reputation for progressive livestock husbandry and breeding suggests that improvement had been significant. The study argues that improvement is more complex than the paternalistic development of productivity. Less emphasis has been afforded by scholars to the complex processes and contributions of education, extension and capacity building to successful adjustment. This thesis proposes that local leadership linked to a network or 'invisible college,' has incrementally over the study period built the capacity and confidence to apply improvement with a strong element of mutuality. The thesis contends that in the changes from an agrarian to a more urbanised and industrialised society, agriculture and its development became a marginalised activity in respect of government policy and the related commitment to research, education and extension through a systematic publicly funded and integrated range of services The thesis is divided into nine chapters. The first two provide a context to the subject and Cumbria's validity as a region for the study through an examination of key characteristics having a bearing on the research. Chapter Three considers a review of literature, sources and their interpretation. Five chapters form the main case study. Individual initiatives form Chapters Four and Five for the period c.1800-1870. Chapters Six and Seven analyse the period of transition c.1870-1900 during which the application of science through ./ organisations was characterised by mutuality and led to the introduction of public funding delegated to local authorities. The development of systematic formal agricultural education and extension during the period c.1895-1920, through more visible structures forms the core of Chapter Seven. In Chapter Eight a study of the emergence of publicly funded provision in five neighbouring north of England counties places the Cumbria case in context. The conclusions in chapter nine find that agriculture, and ipso facto agricultural education and extension during the study period, became marginalised as the drift of power moved from the landed to urban and industrial interests. Paradoxically, improvement through individual leadership, innovation and mutuality formed a continuum of capacity building at all stages, spatially embracing regional, national and international links. Regional interactions between the actors in the six counties of northern England developed provision with different emphases in higher education, research, extension and instruction for typical farmers and workers, in which Cumbrian outcomes were exemplars of national note, within the constraints of financial resources.
Author: David Johnson
Author: David Johnson
Author: Sofi Thanhauser
Author: David Johnson
Author: Andrew Brian Humphries
Author: David Johnson
Author: David Johnson
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Author: David Johnson
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