| Textiles and Clothing of Việt Nam: A History Contributor(s): Howard, Michael C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1476663327 ISBN-13: 9781476663326 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Design | Textile & Costume - Design | History & Criticism - History | Asia - Southeast Asia |
| Dewey: 746.095 |
| LCCN: 2016034297 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (0.95 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Việt Nam is the home of more than fifty ethnic minorities--such as the Cham and Thai--many of which have distinctive clothing and weaving traditions linked to antiquity. The tight-fitting tunic called ao dai, widely recognized as a national symbol, has its roots in the country's 2,000-year history of textiles. Beginning with silk production in the Bronze Age cultures of the Red River, this book covers textiles in Việt Nam--including bark-cloth, kapok and hemp--through the centuries of Chinese rule in the north, a number of independent feudal societies and the brief period of French colonial rule. |