Author : Giorgio Riello
Release : 2011-09-22
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 160/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Spinning World by : Giorgio Riello
Download or read book The Spinning World written by Giorgio Riello. This book was released on 2011-09-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays examines the history of cotton textiles at a global level over the period 1200-1850. It provides new answers to two questions: what is it about cotton that made it the paradigmatic first global commodity? And second, why did cotton industries in different parts of the world follow different paths of development?