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Ekon talk is part of the library of economics and liberty. Today's guest is journalist and author virginia postrel. Her latest book is the fabric of civilization, how textiles made the world. Let's start with a simple item, maybe a shirt or a sweater, and talk about how that was made in the past.

Author and journalist Virginia Postrel talks about her book The Fabric of Civilization and How Textiles Made the World with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Postrel tells the fascinating story behind the clothes we wear and everything that goes into producing them throughout history. The history of textiles, Postrel argues, is a good way of understanding the history of the world.