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Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Various, 7. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; KNAC. .
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 takes a look at the changing trends in how cotton has been perceived and used. A comprehensive study of cotton farming, this book explores the loss of local varieties of cotton and cotton-weaving traditions. The authors argue that cotton growing and weaving cannot be understood in isolation from the forces of rapid economic globalization, and underline the neglect faced by the agricultural sector in the last few ... Read more
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 takes a look at the changing trends in how cotton has been perceived and used. A comprehensive study of cotton farming, this book explores the loss of local varieties of cotton and cotton-weaving traditions. The authors argue that cotton growing and weaving cannot be understood in isolation from the forces of rapid economic globalization, and underline the neglect faced by the agricultural sector in the last few ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
A Frayed History: The Journey of Cotton in India
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9780199474639
SKU
V9780199474639
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Ref
99-25
About Hardback
Meena Menon, a journalist since 1984, was formerly associated with, The Hindu. She has written extensively on socio-political issues including environment, development, and politics. She is the author of Riots and After in Mumbai, Sage 2012; Organic cotton: Reinventing the Wheel, Deccan Development Society and Kalpvriksh 2004, and The Unseen Worker with Sharmila Joshi, Books for Change 1998. She ... Read more
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