Textiles and Clothing of Vi¿t Nam

A History

von Michael C. Howard

228 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: McFarland
• ISBN: 9781476663326
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.08.2016
• Größe: 254 x 177 mm
• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.