Crafts and capitalism, the: handloom weaving industry in colonial india
Auteur :
Roy, Tirthankar
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032175164
Date de publication :
30 sept. 2021
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
370 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book presents a comprehensive history of handloom weaving industry in India. It shows that skill-intensive handmade textiles survived the competition on a large scale, and that handmade goods and high-quality manual labour played a positive role in the making of modern India.