Arctic Clothing

Author : Jonathan C. H. King
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773530088
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arctic Clothing written by Jonathan C. H. King and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2005 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Arising from a conference held at the British Museum in 2001, Arctic Clothing of North America - Alaska, Canada, Greenland is a wide-ranging and authoritative account of clothing use in the north. For the first time, contributors include Native and non-Native artists and seamstresses, anthropologists, historians, curators and conservators with expertise in Alaska, Canada and Greenland."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : J.C.H. King
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773573283
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arctic Clothing of North America-Alaska, Canada, Greenland written by J.C.H. King and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2005-10-24 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Arctic, sea and land animals provide the raw materials for garments that allow people to hunt and survive in the world's harshest conditions.

Author : Cunera Buijs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Braving the Cold written by Cunera Buijs and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Betty Kobayashi Issenman
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774841893
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sinews of Survival written by Betty Kobayashi Issenman and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Betty Issenman examines all aspects of winter and summer Inuit clothing, going back 4000 years, with particular emphasis on northern Canadian Inuit. She also describes the kinds of material and tools used to make the clothing. The focus is on on Inuit clothing as protection, identity, and culture bearer, roles it has played for thousands of years. No other book brings together contemporary and historical material from the circumpolar worlds with original research. Sinews of Survival is a fascinating study of Inuit clothing, past and present. It includes over 200 illustrations of various kinds of clothing. The voices of the Inuit are heard throughout the text in quotations from consultations and the literature. By describing one component of Inuit society, the author opens a pathway to understanding the culture as a whole.

Author : Arctic Institute of North America
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1558 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arctic Bibliography written by Arctic Institute of North America and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 1558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Goodwin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472954181
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nelson's Arctic Voyage written by Peter Goodwin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1773 the 14-year old Horatio Nelson took part in an expedition to the Arctic, which came close to ending his naval career before it had begun. The expedition was to find a navigable northern passage between the Atlantic and Pacific, and was supported by the Royal Society and King George III. Two bomb vessels HMS Racehorse and Carcass were fitted out and strengthened under the command of Captain Hon. Constantine Phipps. It was an extremely cold Arctic summer and the ships became locked in ice far from Spitzbergen and were unable to cut their way out until days later when the wind changed and the ice broke up. The ships were extricated and returned home. On the trip, the young Nelson had command of one of the smaller boats of the ships, a four-oared cutter manned by twelve seamen. In this he helped to save the crew of a boat belonging to the Racehorse from an attack by a herd of enraged walruses. He also had a more famous encounter with a polar bear, while attempting to obtain a bearskin as a present for his father, an exploit that later became part of the Nelson legend. Drawing on the ship's journals and expedition commander Phipps' journal from the National Archives, the book creates a picture of the expedition and life on board. Using the ships' muster books it also details the ship's crews giving the different roles and ranks in the ships. The book is illustrated using some of the ship's drawings and charts and pictures of many objects used on the ship, while a navigational chart of the route taken has been created from the logbooks. The book also looks at the overall concept of naval exploration as set in train by Joseph Banks and the Royal Society. The fact that the expedition failed as a result of poor planning with potentially tragic results demonstrates the difficulties and uncertainties of such an expedition. It also looks at a great naval commander at the earliest stage of his career and considers how the experience might have shaped his later career and attitudes. Other great captains and voyages are discussed alongside Nelson, including Captain Cook and his exploration of the south seas and the later ill-fated northern journeys of Franklin and Shackleton.

Author : Guowen Song
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 085709064X
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Comfort in Clothing written by Guowen Song and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-01-20 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wear comfort has been listed as the most important property of clothing demanded by users and consumers according to recent studies. A fundamental understanding of human comfort and a knowledge of how to design textiles and garments to maximise comfort for the wearer is therefore essential in the clothing industry. Improving comfort in clothing reviews the latest developments in the manufacturing of comfortable apparel and discusses methods of improving it in various articles of clothing.The book begins by outlining the fundamentals of human comfort in clothing, from the human perception of comfort in apparel and factors which affect it such as the properties of fibres and fabrics, to laboratory testing, analysing and predicting of the comfort properties of textiles. Part two discusses methods of improving comfort in apparel, from controlling thermal comfort and managing moisture, to enhancing body movement comfort in various garments. Part three reviews methods of improving comfort whilst maintaining function in specific types of clothing such as protective garments, sports wear and cold weather clothingThe international team of contributors to Improving comfort in clothing has produced a unique overview of numerous aspects of clothing comfort, provides an excellent resource for researchers and designers in the clothing industry. It will also be beneficial for academics researching wear comfort. Reviews the latest developments in the manufacturing of comfortable apparel and discusses methods of improving fit in various articles of clothing An overview of how to design textiles and garments to maximise comfort begins with factors affecting comfort and properties of fibres and fabrics that contribute to human comfort Improvements in thermal and tactile comfort and moisture management are explored featuring developments in textile surfaces

Author : John V. Haggard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Procurement of Clothing and Textiles, 1945-53 written by John V. Haggard and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1602 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, United States Army (Armed Forces Medical Library). written by National Library of Medicine (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 1602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Collection of incunabula and early medical prints in the library of the Surgeon-general's office, U.S. Army": Ser. 3, v. 10, p. 1415-1436.

Author : Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Technical Documentary Report written by Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: