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Cotton: The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber
de Yafa, Stephen
- Nuevo
- Estado
- Nuevo
- ISBN 10
- 0143037226
- ISBN 13
- 9780143037224
- Librería
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Sinopsis
In the tradition of Mark Kurlansky's Cod and Salt , this endlessly revealing book reminds us that the fiber we think of as ordinary is the world's most powerful cash crop, and that it has shaped the destiny of nations. Ranging from its domestication 5,500 years ago to its influence in creating Calvin Klein's empire and the Gap, Stephen Yafa's Cotton gives us an intimate look at the plant that fooled Columbus into thinking he'd reached India, that helped start the Industrial Revolution as well as the American Civil War, and that made at least one bug—the boll weevil—world famous. A sweeping chronicle of ingenuity, greed, conflict, and opportunism, Cotton offers "a barrage of fascinating information" ( Los Angeles Times ).
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- Librería
- Russell Books Ltd
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- ING9780143037224
- Título
- Cotton: The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber
- Autor
- Yafa, Stephen
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo
- Cantidad disponible
- 64
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 0143037226
- ISBN 13
- 9780143037224
- Editorial
- Penguin USA
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- June 27, 2006
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Sobre el vendedor
Russell Books Ltd
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Victoria, British Columbia
Sobre Russell Books Ltd
Family owned and operated since 1961. Located in Downtown Victoria selling new, used, and remainder titles in all categories. We also have an extensive selection of Journals, cards and calendars.
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