A frayed history : the journey of cotton in India

Name/Title

A frayed history : the journey of cotton in India

Entry/Object ID

TS1565.I4.F73 2017

Description

This book documents the history of cotton, its patterns of cultivation, the expanding use of hybrid varieties, and their consequences on the increasing distress of cotton growing farmers and weavers in India. It is a study aimed at documenting the history and politics of cotton in India and works towards making the story of the fabric relevant for the present and future generations.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Mia Morikawa

Notes

Gift of Mia Morikawa, October 2020.

Lexicon

Search Terms

cotton, cotton growing, cotton manufacture, cotton trade, cotton--india

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Meena Menon, Uzramma

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Place Published

City

New Delhi

Date Published

2017

Call No.

TS1542.F73

ISBN

019947463X, 9780199474639

Notes

Length: 383