Oaxaca Stories in Cloth: A Book about People, Belonging, Identity, and Adornment

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"What a beautiful book! The title matched the story perfectly. Wonderful stories of traditions, folklore and cultural practices.The book is so much more than just about textiles and weaving. It is a great example of a cultural practice that explains on a deeper level how a culture changes and struggles with those changes." Ben Franklin Book Awards judge. Oaxaca Stories in Cloth is an exquisitely beautiful account of a people and a textile tradition that is the perfect expression of their past, the embodiment of their present, and the symbol of their cultural survival as they chart their way forward. A great and glorious book. Wade Davis, Author, photographer, National Geographic Explorer, Professor of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia REVIEWS: Midwest Book Review: “Oaxaca Stories in Cloth” is a stunning documentary collection of formal dress portraits of many men and women in colorful formal traditional dress from different outlying areas of Oaxaca, Mexico. HandEye Magazine: ” . . he inspires hope that through his own storytelling there can be a renaissance of heritage and craft consciousness on behalf of the 50 communities he spent time with.” Goodreads Community Reviews: ” . . . From El Mago to the grandmother carrying on he stories of her community, this book has touched me far more than I thought it would.” Amazon Reviews: “. . . So often it is easy to pick up a book like this and stare in wonder at people different than yourself- this book humanizes the subjects in a way that is so rare. ” “. . . This book is a must by if you have an interest in the art, culture and people of Oaxaca and Mexico.” “This book will touch your heart.”