{"product_id":"dyeing-with-the-earth-charlotte-linton-9781478032212","title":"Dyeing with the Earth: Textiles, Tradition, and Sustainability in Contemporary Japan","description":"In \u003cem\u003eDyeing with the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, Charlotte Linton explores the intersection of small-scale traditional craft production with contemporary sustainability practices. Focusing on natural textile dyeing on the southern Japanese island of Amami Ōshima, Linton details the complex relationship between preservation practices, resource extraction, and land access in the production of \u003cem\u003eOshima tsumugi\u003c\/em\u003e kimono cloth, which uses the indigenous technique of \u003cem\u003edorozome\u003c\/em\u003e (or mud-dyeing). As global interest in sustainable fashion grows, textile manufacturers on Amami have expanded from kimono production to dyeing garments and textiles for high-profile designers. While traditional craft may appear at odds with the large-scale global textile industry, Linton reveals how Amamian producers face similar social, economic, and environmental pressures. Ethical production in fashion, Linton contends, should focus on understanding local, everyday practices that sustain direct relationships between people, place, and the environment rather than relying on short term solutions via new processes or materials. Weaving ethnography, photography, and drawing, Linton underscores the continued relevance of traditional craft and material cultures amid ongoing climate change and biodiversity loss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlotte Linton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1478032219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781478032212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs","brand":"Charlotte Linton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46906779631871,"sku":"9781478032212","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f731a53f-10d9-4c05-8d24-085401a2747c.jpg?v=1748771397","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dyeing-with-the-earth-charlotte-linton-9781478032212","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}