Quilts and Human Rights

by Beth Donaldson, Mary Worrall, Lynne Swanson, et al.

Quilts and Human Rights offers a new understanding of the history of global human rights as seen through textiles of awareness and activism. Of all the textile forms linked to human rights activities, one form--the quilt--has proved an especially potent and popular form for individuals, working alone or as part of organized groups, to subversively or overtly act for human rights. Through a description of this activity over time and space, Quilts and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803249853
• ISBN13: 9780803249851
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.3" x 10.5"