{"product_id":"textiles-in-burman-culture-sylvia-fraser-lu-9786162151637","title":"Textiles in Burman Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eWinner of the R.L. Shep Ethnic Textiles Book Award, sponsored by the Textile Society of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThis pioneering work traces the history and evolution of the textiles of Myanmar (Burma) made and used by the Burman (Bama) ethnic majority. Written accessibly, it covers the importance of textiles in many contexts as well as changes and innovation brought about by trade and conflict with neighboring states, British colonization, postwar isolation, and recent \"open-door\" policies. In addition to visiting the major textile centers, Sylvia Fraser-Lu ventured into the more remote areas of the Burman heartland to garner information on lesser-known textiles and those made by minorities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfusely illustrated with on-site and archival photographs of weavers and heirloom textiles, as well as with diagrams and sketches, this book will be an important reference for textile scholars and art historians and for those interested in Burman culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sylvia Fraser-Lu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 6162151638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9786162151637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 9.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Sylvia Fraser-Lu","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046180483327,"sku":"9786162151637","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8fe4df3f-9e08-4e52-b243-1ed94d5e571b.jpg?v=1684983100","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/textiles-in-burman-culture-sylvia-fraser-lu-9786162151637","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}