Putting on the Dog: The Animal Origins of What We Wear

by Melissa Kwasny

Book Overview

In Putting on the Dog, Melissa Kwasny explores the age-old relationship between humans and the animals that have provided us with our clothing: leather, wool, silk, feathers, pearls, and fur. From silkworms grown on plantations in Japan and mink farms off Denmark's western coast to pearl beds in the Sea of Cort s, Kwasny offers firsthand accounts of traditions and manufacturing methods--aboriginal to modern--and descriptions of the marvel...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595348646
• ISBN13: 9781595348647
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Trinity University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"