Plumes : ostrich feathers, Jews, and a lost world of global commerce Sarah Abrevaya Stein text
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TextPublication details: New Haven, London Yale University Press 2008Description: 244p HbkISBN: 9780300127362Subject(s): Feathers | Jewish merchants - History | Ostrich feather industry - HistoryDDC classification: 382.438 STE
Contents:
Introduction: The pursuit of plumes -- The Cape of Southern Africa : Atlantic crossings -- London : global feather hub -- The trans-Saharan trade : Mediterranean connections -- The American feather world -- Conclusion: Global stories.
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<p>Map on endpapers.Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-227) and index.</p>
Introduction: The pursuit of plumes -- The Cape of Southern Africa : Atlantic crossings -- London : global feather hub -- The trans-Saharan trade : Mediterranean connections -- The American feather world -- Conclusion: Global stories.
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