{"product_id":"embroidering-lives-clare-m-wilkinson-weber-9780791440889","title":"Embroidering Lives: Women's Work and Skill in the Lucknow Embroidery Industry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFusing aesthetic and economic perspectives in exploring the lives and work of women in the Lucknow, India embroidery industry, this book offers insights into anthropology of work and women's studies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFusing aesthetic and economic analyses, Embroidering Lives investigates the lives and work of women in the chikan embroidery industry of Lucknow, India. Richly descriptive and accessibly written, the book explores many important issues in women's studies, anthropology, and urban development today-the impact of purdah (seclusion of women) upon women's work and occupational opportunities, the key role of sub-contractors in home-based industry, the need to understand a handicraft from its makers' point of view, and the role of development agencies and programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clare M. Wilkinson-Weber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791440885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791440889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 5.91w x 0.63d","brand":"Clare M. Wilkinson-Weber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448945357055,"sku":"9780791440889","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11b12d7f-da7e-460f-931c-e45bc63407a6.jpg?v=1777261292","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/embroidering-lives-clare-m-wilkinson-weber-9780791440889","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}