The Social Life of Teak - Softcover

Inhaltsangabe

• A fascinating, original and beautiful book examining the many aspects of teak, using oral histories to examine the history of one of the world's most valuable commodities, prized for its durability and beauty over millennia
• All new photographs by renowned photographer Tim Webster

 In this illustrated anthology of oral histories, people connected personally or professionally to teak speak of survival, change and learning, creativity and destruction, growth and demise. Woven together these experiences bring to light the way teak has been sought, crafted, cultivated, traded and valued over time.

With photographs throughout by renowned photographer Tim Webster. In The Social Life of Teak, the authors also use oral histories to examine the history of one of the world's most valuable commodities, prized for its durability and beauty over millennia, Virginia's insightful texts are accompanied by Tim's unique photographic vision.

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