Virginia Postrel on Textiles and the Fabric of Civilization
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 763
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Episode description
Author and journalist Virginia Postrel talks about her book The Fabric of Civilization and How Textiles Made the World with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Postrel tells the fascinating story behind the clothes we wear and everything that goes into producing them throughout history. The history of textiles, Postrel argues, is a good way of understanding the history of the world.
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