Barber, E. J. W.,  1940- <br/><br/>
Women's work :  the first 20,000 years : women, cloth, and society in early times / 
Elizabeth Wayland Barber. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - 334 p. :  ill., maps ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-322) and index. 
<br/><br/>A tradition with a reason: why textiles were traditionally women's work -- The string revolution: life in the Palaeolithic -- Courtyard sisterhood: horticultural society in the Neolithic -- Island fever: Bronze Age horticultural survivals: Minoans and others -- More than hearts on our sleeves: the functions of cloth and clothing in society -- Elements of the code: symbolism in cloth and clothing -- Cloth for the caravans: early urban manufacture in the Bronze Age Near East -- Land of linen: Middle Kingdom Egypt -- The golden spindle: outworker industries for the elite: the Mycenaeans -- Behind the myths: women's work as reflected in textile myths -- Plain or fancy, new or tried and true: Late Bronze and Iron Age urban industries -- Postscript: Finding the invisible: methods of research. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0393035069 :  $23.00 ($28.99 Can.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Textile fabrics, Prehistoric<br/>Women, Prehistoric<br/>Textile fabrics, Ancient<br/>Women--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GN799.T43  / B37 1994 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>646.4009