How the West's greatest spy in Asia tried to stop the new American way of war--and the steep price he paid for failingJim Thompson landed in Thailand at the end of World War II, a former American society dilettante who became an Asian legend as a spy and silk magnate with access…
"How the West's greatest spy in Asia tried to stop the new American way of war--and the steep price he paid for failing. Jim Thompson landed in Thailand at the end of World War II, a former American society dilettante who became an Asian legend as a spy and silk magnate with acc…
"How the West's greatest spy in Asia tried to stop the new American way of war--and the steep price he paid for failingJim Thompson landed in Thailand at the end of World War II, a former American society dilettante who became an Asian legend as a spy and silk magnate with acces…
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The remarkable properties of silk fibres have gained them a prominent place in the field of technical textiles. Advances in Silk Science and Technology explores recent developments in silk processing, properties and applications. Techniques for manufacturing spider silk are also…
Spontaneous Generation and Marvellous Transformations Under magnification, the fibres of cotton, linen, and wool appear twisted, hatched, knobbly or scaled. In contrast, silk strands were described in 1665 by the first English micrographer as "small, round, hard, transparent, an…
One of the greatest hopes and expectations that accompanied American colonialism - from its earliest incarnation - was that Atlantic settlers would be able to locate new sources of raw silk, with which to satiate the boundless desire for luxurious fabrics in European markets. Ho…
"One of the greatest hopes and expectations that accompanied American colonialism--from its earliest incarnation--was that Atlantic settlers would be able to locate new sources of raw silk with which to satiate the boundless desire for luxurious fabrics in European markets. Howe…
"Spontaneous Generation and Marvellous Transformations Under magnification, the fibres of cotton, linen, and wool appear twisted, hatched, knobbly or scaled. In contrast, silk strands were described in 1665 by the first English micrographer as "small, round, hard, transparent, a…
For more than one hundred years, from the last decade of the thirteenth century to the late fourteenth, Paris was the only western European town north of the Mediterranean basin to produce luxury silk cloth. What was the nature of the Parisian silk industry? How did it get there…
This book examines the silk-processing activities of the English East India Company in Bengal and presents the Company as a manufacturer rather than a trading body or political agent. Silk was one of the first globally traded commodities; its luxury status and potential to creat…
This book examines the silk-processing activities of the English East India Company in Bengal.
This book examines the silk-processing activities of the English East India Company in Bengal and presents the Company as a manufacturer rather than a trading body or political agent. Silk was one of the first globally traded commodities; its luxury status and potential to creat…
Pulling together many subject areas into one, this study of the Anglo/ Indian silk trade shows the complexity of the Empire by linking usually disparate histories. In this book, Brenda M. King challenges the notion that Britain always exploited its empire. Creativity, innovatio…
Silk along the Silk Roads : diversity and eclecticism / Sarah E. Braddock Clarke -- Islamic textiles / Louise W. Mackie -- Ancient textiles preserved in Japan, reborn / Koyoshi Tatsumara. "An illustrated exploration of Byzantine culture, its past history and its relevance to de…
