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Edinburgh University Press Transatlantic Threads: Scottish Linen and Society, c.1707-1780 (Histories of the Scottish Atlantic)

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Transatlantic Threads shows how studying the making, use and meaning of a relatively low-cost, utilitarian cloth like linen, broadens our understanding of eighteenth-century Scotland and the wider Atlantic world. Different types of linen cloth were used across society everyday: from fine shirts worn by the rich, to coarse aprons worn by labourers; from expensive bed sheets, to canvas used for ships’ sails. Eighteenth-century linen production was a Scottish economic success story, with thousands of people working to produce millions of yards of yarn and woven cloth. It was also how Scots became inextricably linked with transatlantic trade and the slavery economy, as the desire to capture the colonial market was a key driver for developing coarse linen production. Using a material commodity to explore everyday experiences of ordinary people, particularly women, non-elite and enslaved people, Transatlantic Threads examines the cultural and social significance of linen in Scottish and transatlantic society.

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Edinburgh University Press
Format
hardcover
ASIN
1474492991
Category
Books > Subjects > History > Europe > Great Britain > Georgian & Regency Britain
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Amazon UK
Release Date
31 May 2025
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03 October 2024

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