{"product_id":"9781608195893","title":"Indigo: In Search of the Color That Seduced the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor almost five millennia, in every culture and in every major \u003cbr\u003ereligion, indigo-a blue pigment obtained from the small green leaf of a \u003cbr\u003eparasitic shrub through a complex process that even scientists still \u003cbr\u003eregard as mysterious-has been at the center of turbulent human \u003cbr\u003eencounters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndigo\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of this precious dye and \u003cbr\u003eits ancient heritage: its relationship to slavery as the \"hidden half\" \u003cbr\u003eof the transatlantic slave trade, its profound influence on fashion, and\u003cbr\u003e its spiritual significance, which is little recognized but no less \u003cbr\u003ealive today. It is an untold story, brimming with rich, electrifying \u003cbr\u003etales of those who shaped the course of colonial history and a world \u003cbr\u003eeconomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut \u003ci\u003eIndigo\u003c\/i\u003e is also the story of a personal quest: \u003cbr\u003eCatherine McKinley is the descendant of a clan of Scots who wore indigo \u003cbr\u003etartan as their virile armor; the kin of several generations of Jewish \u003cbr\u003e\"rag traders\"; the maternal granddaughter of a Massachusetts textile \u003cbr\u003efactory owner; and the paternal granddaughter of African slaves-her \u003cbr\u003eancestors were traded along the same Saharan routes as indigo, where a \u003cbr\u003elength of blue cotton could purchase human life. McKinley's journey in \u003cbr\u003esearch of beauty and her own history ultimately leads her to a new and \u003cbr\u003esatisfying path, to finally \"taste life.\" With its four-color photo \u003cbr\u003einsert and sumptuous design, \u003ci\u003eIndigo\u003c\/i\u003e will be as irresistible to look at as it is to read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134245388528,"sku":"9781608195893","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781608195893_p0.jpg?v=1763831263","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781608195893","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}