{"product_id":"sea-change-9780520303591","title":"Sea Change","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTextiles were the second-most-traded commodity in all of world history, preceded only by grain. In the Ottoman Empire in particular, the sale and exchange of silks, cottons, and woolens generated an immense amount of revenue and touched every level of society, from rural women tending silkworms to pashas flaunting layers of watered camlet to merchants traveling to Mecca and beyond. Sea Change offers the first comprehensive history of the Ottoman textile sector, arguing that the trade's enduring success resulted from its openness to expertise and objects from far-flung locations. Amanda Phillips skillfully marries art history with social and economic history, integrating formal analysis of various textiles into wider discussions of how trade, technology, and migration impacted the production and consumption of textiles in the Mediterranean from around 1400 to 1800. Surveying a vast network of textile topographies that stretched from India to Italy and from Egypt to Iran, Sea Change illu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"That [textiles’] significance is underestimated by westward-thinking art historians is a wide gap in scholarship, which \"Sea Change\" begins to fill with clear delineations of prose offering readers meticulous insight into the pragmatics of the textile craft and the inspirations of its creative flourishing across classes and cultures.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Daily Sabah *\u003cbr\u003e\"A valuable addition to the field of Ottoman textiles, art history, and Islamic studies. It offers a comprehensive and insightful examination of the history of Ottoman textile production and its significance in the Ottoman Empire and beyond. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the subject and is highly recommended for scholars and students alike.\" * Journal of the Oriental Rug and Textile Society *\u003cbr\u003e\"Well-researched and lavishly designed, \u003ci\u003eSea Change\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning exploration of the climate and our world's coastlines.\" * Midwest Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Translations, Transliterations, and Terminologies \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART 1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Technology, History, and Terminology, ca. 1200–1400 \u003cbr\u003e 2. Weaving in Anatolia: International Styles and Local Production, 1390–1500 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART 2\u003cbr\u003e 3. Imperial Appetites, Shared Technologies, 1500–1650 \u003cbr\u003e 4. Regulation and Contravention, 1500–1700 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART 3\u003cbr\u003e 5. Worlds of Goods: Consumption and Production, 1550–1750 \u003cbr\u003e 6. Emulation, Imitation, and Novelty, 1700–1800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e List of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402918404439,"sku":"9780520303591","price":46.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520303591.jpg?v=1730481842","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sea-change-9780520303591","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}