Plumes :: ostrich feathers, Jews, and a lost world of global commerce /

The thirst for exotic ornament among fashionable women in the metropoles of Europe and America prompted a bustling global trade in ostrich feathers that flourished from the 1880s until the First World War. When feathers fell out of fashion with consumers, the result was an economic catastrophe for m...

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1. Verfasser: Stein, Sarah Abrevaya (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008.
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Zusammenfassung:The thirst for exotic ornament among fashionable women in the metropoles of Europe and America prompted a bustling global trade in ostrich feathers that flourished from the 1880s until the First World War. When feathers fell out of fashion with consumers, the result was an economic catastrophe for many, a worldwide feather bust. The authors draws on rich archival materials to bring to light the prominent and varied roles of Jews in the feather trade.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 244 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780300142853
0300142854
1282089382
9781282089389
9786612352393
6612352396
9786612089381
6612089385

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