{"product_id":"putting-on-the-dog-the-animal-origins-of-what-we-wear-paperback","title":"Putting on the Dog: The Animal Origins of What We Wear - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelissa Kwasny\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePutting on the Dog\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Melissa Kwasny explores the age-old relationship between humans and the animals that have provided us with our clothing: leather, wool, silk, feathers, pearls, and fur. From silkworms grown on plantations in Japan and mink farms off Denmark's western coast to pearl beds in the Sea of Cortés, Kwasny offers firsthand accounts of traditions and manufacturing methods--aboriginal to modern--and descriptions of the marvel and miracle of the clothing itself. What emerges is a fresh look at the cultural history of fashion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKwasny travels the globe to visit both large-scale industrial manufacturers and community-based, often subsistence production by people who have spent their lives working with animals--farmers, ranchers, tanners, weavers, shepherds, and artisans. She examines historical rates of consumption and efforts to move toward sustainability, all while considering animal welfare, worker safety, environmental health, product accountability, and respect for indigenous knowledge and practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt its heart, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePutting on the Dog\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how what we choose to wear represents one of our most profound engagements with the natural world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Kwasny\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six collections of poems, including \u003ci\u003ePictograph, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReading Novalis in Montana\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Nine Senses\u003c\/i\u003e, which contains a series of poems that won the Poetry Society of America's 2008 Cecil Hemly Award. A portion of \u003ci\u003ePictograph\u003c\/i\u003e received the Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award, judged by Ed Roberson. Kwasny is also the author of \u003ci\u003eEarth Recitals: Essays on Image and Vision\u003c\/i\u003e and is the editor of multiple anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eToward the Open Field: Poets on the Art of Poetry 1800-1950\u003c\/i\u003e and, with M. L. Smoker, \u003ci\u003eI Go to the Ruined Place: Contemporary Poems in Defense of Global Human Rights\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Arcadia Project: North American Postmodern Pastoral\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in the Elkhorn Mountains outside of Jefferson City, Montana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.58 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759504818464,"sku":"9781595349705","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1fad617ae23aa6fac12162b331733b7c.webp?v=1780154728","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/putting-on-the-dog-the-animal-origins-of-what-we-wear-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}