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Book The Fabric of Resistance

    Book Details:
  • Author : Di Hu
  • Publisher : University of Alabama Press
  • Release : 2022-02-22
  • ISBN : 0817321152
  • Pages : 249 pages

Download or read book The Fabric of Resistance written by Di Hu and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""The Fabric of Resistance" documents the impact of Spanish colonial institutions of labor on identity and social cohesion in Peru. Through archaeological and historical lines of evidence, it examines the long-term social conditions that enabled the large-scale rebellions in the late Spanish colonial period in Peru (1780s-1820s). Hu argues that, despite the Spanish government's emphasis on divide-and-control, workers of diverse backgrounds actively resisted proscriptions against intercaste mixing. This cultural mixing underpinned the coordinated nature of late colonial rebellions. Archaeological perspectives are lacking on what were the largest and most cosmopolitan indigenous-led rebellions of the Americas, so this book fills an important gap and provides fresh perspectives and arguments on a perennially important subject"--

Book The Fabric of Empire

    Book Details:
  • Author : Danielle C. Skeehan
  • Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Release : 2020-12-08
  • ISBN : 1421439689
  • Pages : 201 pages

Download or read book The Fabric of Empire written by Danielle C. Skeehan and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together methods and materials traditionally belonging to literary studies, book history, and material culture studies, The Fabric of Empire provides a new model for thinking about the different media, languages, literacies, and textualities in the early Atlantic world.

Book Resistance

    Book Details:
  • Author : Barry Lopez
  • Publisher : Vintage
  • Release : 2007-12-18
  • ISBN : 0307427471
  • Pages : 178 pages

Download or read book Resistance written by Barry Lopez and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the National Book Award-winning author of Arctic Dreams, a highly charged, stunningly original work of fiction–a passionate response to the changes shaping our country today. In nine fictional testimonies, men and women who have resisted the mainstream and who are now suddenly “parties of interest” to the government tell their stories. A young woman in Buenos Aires watches bitterly as her family dissolves in betrayal and illness, but chooses to seek a new understanding of compassion rather than revenge. A carpenter traveling in India changes his life when he explodes in an act of violence out of proportion to its cause. The beginning of the end of a man’s lifelong search for coherence is sparked by a Montana grizzly. A man blinded in the war in Vietnam wrestles with the implications of his actions as a soldier–and with innocence, both lost and regained. Punctuated with haunting images by acclaimed artist Alan Magee, Resistance is powerful fiction with enormous significance for our times.

Book Theo Moorman 1907 1990

Download or read book Theo Moorman 1907 1990 written by Hilary Diaper and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smith Settle Ltd., Ilkey Rd., Otley, W. Yorkshire, Eng. LS21 3JP.

Book Weaving

Download or read book Weaving written by Peter R. Lord and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the authors consider not only the design and operation of the loom itself, but also the preparation of yarns and packages, the design and structure of the fabrics produced, and the management aspects of weaving as an industrial process. A comprehensive reference book covering in depth the modern technology of woven fabric production. It will be of value of the practitioner and student alike. The information provided will enable the reader to judge how to produce a fabric suited to a particular purpose in the most economical way. The text is generously illustrated and there is a glossary of terms which is cross-referenced to the text and to an extensive list of cited literature. Originally published by Merrow 2nd edition 1982.

Book Inflammable Textiles

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  • Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1947
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 210 pages

Download or read book Inflammable Textiles written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers legislation to prohibit interstate transportation of inflammable fabrics and clothing.

Book Improving Comfort in Clothing

Download or read book Improving Comfort in Clothing written by Guowen Song and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-01-20 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wear comfort has been listed as the most important property of clothing demanded by users and consumers according to recent studies. A fundamental understanding of human comfort and a knowledge of how to design textiles and garments to maximise comfort for the wearer is therefore essential in the clothing industry. Improving comfort in clothing reviews the latest developments in the manufacturing of comfortable apparel and discusses methods of improving it in various articles of clothing.The book begins by outlining the fundamentals of human comfort in clothing, from the human perception of comfort in apparel and factors which affect it such as the properties of fibres and fabrics, to laboratory testing, analysing and predicting of the comfort properties of textiles. Part two discusses methods of improving comfort in apparel, from controlling thermal comfort and managing moisture, to enhancing body movement comfort in various garments. Part three reviews methods of improving comfort whilst maintaining function in specific types of clothing such as protective garments, sports wear and cold weather clothingThe international team of contributors to Improving comfort in clothing has produced a unique overview of numerous aspects of clothing comfort, provides an excellent resource for researchers and designers in the clothing industry. It will also be beneficial for academics researching wear comfort. Reviews the latest developments in the manufacturing of comfortable apparel and discusses methods of improving fit in various articles of clothing An overview of how to design textiles and garments to maximise comfort begins with factors affecting comfort and properties of fibres and fabrics that contribute to human comfort Improvements in thermal and tactile comfort and moisture management are explored featuring developments in textile surfaces

Book Agricultural Research

Download or read book Agricultural Research written by and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Cotton

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  • Author : Giorgio Riello
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2015-04-16
  • ISBN : 1107328225
  • Pages : 660 pages

Download or read book Cotton written by Giorgio Riello and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's world textile and garment trade is valued at a staggering $425 billion. We are told that under the pressure of increasing globalisation, it is India and China that are the new world manufacturing powerhouses. However, this is not a new phenomenon: until the industrial revolution, Asia manufactured great quantities of colourful printed cottons that were sold to places as far afield as Japan, West Africa and Europe. Cotton explores this earlier globalised economy and its transformation after 1750 as cotton led the way in the industrialisation of Europe. By the early nineteenth century, India, China and the Ottoman Empire switched from world producers to buyers of European cotton textiles, a position that they retained for over two hundred years. This is a fascinating and insightful story which ranges from Asian and European technologies and African slavery to cotton plantations in the Americas and consumer desires across the globe.

Book Novel Smart Textiles

Download or read book Novel Smart Textiles written by George K. Stylios and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sensing, adapting, responding, multifunctionality, low energy, small size and weight, ease of forming, and low-cost attributes of smart textiles and their multidisciplinary scope offer numerous end uses in medical, sports and fitness, military, fashion, automotive, aerospace, the built environment, and energy industries. The research and development on these new and high-value materials cross scientific boundaries, redefine material science design and engineering, and enhance quality of life and our environment. “Novel Smart Textiles” is a focused Special Issue that reports the latest research of this field and facilitates dissemination, networking, discussion, and debate.

Book Surface Characteristics of Fibers and Textiles

Download or read book Surface Characteristics of Fibers and Textiles written by M. J. Schick and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary growth in the production and use of man-made fibers over the past fewdecades has focused attention on the surface properties of fibers and textiles. This volumecombines surface science and technology in its presentation of the substantial progressthat has been made in the technology related to the surface characteristics of natural,synthetic, and glass fibers and textiles.Adopting an interdisciplinary approach , the coverage places emphasis upon the wetting,soiling, staining, frictional, and adhesive properties of fibers and fabrics, as well asphenomena related to these properties. The book offers critical reviews which describeexperimental facts, theories, and processes. Symbols are clearly defined in each chapter.Among the subjects covered are the surface properties of glass fibers, soil release, stainand water repellance, friction of fabrics, bonding of nonwovens, and the wetting of fibers.Surface Characteristics of Fibers and Textiles, Part II is an outstanding textbook forcourses dealing with surface chemistry, the mechanical properties of textiles, textiletechnology, and polymer chemistry . It is also a valuable reference book designed to makecurrent knowledge on these subjects accessible to industrial and academic researchers.

Book Textiles Technology

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alex McArthur
  • Publisher : Nelson Thornes
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN : 9780748760824
  • Pages : 158 pages

Download or read book Textiles Technology written by Alex McArthur and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 2001 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume was written to support pupils as they work through their GCSE course in design and technology. It contains a mixture of extended projects, focused tasks and activities which together with the key points and sample examination questions support the AQA syllabus.

Book Technical Report

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  • Author : Aeronautical Research Council (Great Britain)
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1919
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 742 pages

Download or read book Technical Report written by Aeronautical Research Council (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes its Reports, which are also issued separately.

Book Technical Report

Download or read book Technical Report written by Great Britain. Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Engineering Design with Polymers and Composites

Download or read book Engineering Design with Polymers and Composites written by James C. Gerdeen PhD PE and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-12-19 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engineering Design with Polymers and Composites, Second Edition continues to provide one of the only textbooks on the analysis and design of mechanical components made from polymer materials. It explains how to create polymer materials to meet design specifications. After tracing the history of polymers and composites, the text describes modern des