Title: Superb scholarship
Product review: As a part of her series on the history of weaving, and the importance that weaving plays in anthropology, "Women's Work" is a great addition. In it, she shows the advances in weaving that brought it from a cottage industry to a profit-making venture. While slightly biased with the slant that as soon as it became profitable, men took it over, it is based on historical facts and excellent research. Anyone who has a serious interest in the development of culture as a whole or weaving as a craft should have copies of this and "Prehistoric Textiles" in their library. And it wouldn't hurt to have her books on the bog burials and the Caucasian mummies in China, either!My only quirk is that there are not enough photos of extant textiles, which fascinate me!
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