Research Catalog

Title

Plumes [electronic resource] : ostrich feathers, Jews, and a lost world of global commerce / Sarah Abrevaya Stein.

Author

Stein, Sarah Abrevaya.

Publication

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.

Details

Description

1 online resource (xii, 244 p.) : ill., maps.

Uniform Title

Plumes (Online)

Alternative Title

Plumes (Online)

Subject

• Ostrich feather industry > History
• Jewish merchants > History

Note

• Map on endpapers.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-227) and index.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

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.

LCCN

2008031753

OCLC

ssj0000222789

Author

Stein, Sarah Abrevaya.

Title

Plumes [electronic resource] : ostrich feathers, Jews, and a lost world of global commerce / Sarah Abrevaya Stein.

Imprint

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-227) and index.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

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