CONTENTS: Foreword, Preface, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, Prologue of Power & Penury, 1. Origin: Birth of an Occupation: A Giant Leap Forward, 2. Growth: Flowering of the Vocation: Acme of Urbanisation, 3. Raw Material: Shawl-Pashm: Wool with a Difference, 4. Craft Technology: Shawl Making: A Difficult Weave, 5. Patterns: Shawl Designing: Spectacular Ornamentation, 6. Industrial Organization: Shawl-karkhanas: Avenues of Employment, 7. Commercial Organization: Shawl-Trade: A Lucrative Business, 8. Shawl Routes & Transport: Shawl Hauling: Dangerous Chopre, 9. Condition of Workmen: Shawl Workers: An Oppressed Lot, 10. Labour Tensions: Shawlbafs' Struggles: Untold Sacrifices, 11. Decline of the Trade: Shawl in Oblivion: A Phenomenal Loss, 12. Revival of the Craft: Revival of Shawl: A Knotty Task, 13. Epilogue, 14. Appendix, 15. Glossary, 16. Bibliography, 17. Index.