How We Are Clothed: A Geographical Reader (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

James Franklin Chamberlain

9780331361353: How We Are Clothed: A Geographical Reader (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0331361353 ISBN 13: 9780331361353

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

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In How We Are Clothed, discover how garments start with land and sea and end up in your closet.

This book uses everyday clothing as a lens to explore geography, trade, and how people in many places contribute to what we wear. It explains why clothing varies with climate, how animals and plants provide materials, and how conservation and smart saving can shape what we buy and use.

Readers will see the journey from raw materials to finished garments, including old and new ways people made clothes at home and the modern factories that transform rubber, flax, wool, and leather into everyday items. The text invites you to observe the connections between clothes, culture, and the world we share.

Learn how people harvest materials from plants and animals and turn them into cloth and leather.
See how early home sewing evolved into modern manufacturing, including processes like spinning, weaving, and vulcanizing rubber.
Understand how climate and customs shape the clothing people wear in different regions.
Explore the idea that saving and conservation can be a vital part of clothing education.

Ideal for curious readers of geography and everyday life, this edition helps you understand the global story behind what you wear.

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