Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade [Kindle Edition]

Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade [Kindle Edition]

Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade [Kindle Edition]

Author: Rachel Louise Snyder
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publishing Date: Reprint Edition, 2009
File Size: 365 KB
Print Length: 368 pages
Language: English
ASIN: B0022Q8CVO
Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover, Paperback
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“A fascinating chronicle of the $55-billion-a-year global denim industry.” —David Futrelle, Los Angeles Times

Rachel Louise Snyder reports from the far reaches of the multi-billion-dollar denim industry in search of the people who make your clothes. From a cotton picker in Azerbaijan to a Cambodian seamstress, a denim maker in Italy to a fashion designer in New York, Snyder captures the human, environmental, and political forces at work in a complex and often absurd world. Neither polemic nor prescription, Fugitive Denim captures what it means to work in the twenty-first century.

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Author: Rachel Louise Snyder
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publishing Date: Reprint Edition, 2009
File Size: 365 KB
Print Length: 368 pages
Language: English
ASIN: B0022Q8CVO
Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover, Paperback
Text-to-Speech: Not enabled
X-Ray: Not Enabled
Lending: Not Enabled

Buy at Amazon

Book Description

“A fascinating chronicle of the $55-billion-a-year global denim industry.” —David Futrelle, Los Angeles Times

Rachel Louise Snyder reports from the far reaches of the multi-billion-dollar denim industry in search of the people who make your clothes. From a cotton picker in Azerbaijan to a Cambodian seamstress, a denim maker in Italy to a fashion designer in New York, Snyder captures the human, environmental, and political forces at work in a complex and often absurd world. Neither polemic nor prescription, Fugitive Denim captures what it means to work in the twenty-first century.

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Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade [Hardcover]

Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade [Hardcover]

Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade [Hardcover]

Author: Rachel Louise Snyder
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2007
Hardcover: 352 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393061809
ISBN-13: 978-0393061802
Format: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Edition
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

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From Azerbaijan to New York City, a human-scale view of global trade.

In the business of making and selling clothes, “Made in” labels do precious little to convey the constellation of treaties, countries, and people at work in the assembly of a simple pair of jeans. In Fugitive Denim journalist Rachel Louise Snyder reports from the far reaches of this multi-billion-dollar industry in search of the real people who make your clothes. From a cotton picker in Azerbaijan to a Cambodian seamstress, a denim maker in Italy to a fashion designer in New York, Snyder captures the human, environmental, and political forces at work in a dizzyingly complex and often absurd world. In a disarming and humorous voice, she ponders questions of equity, sweatshops, and corporate social responsibility through narratives of individual people, making an often academic subject accessible and compelling. Neither polemic nor prescription, Fugitive Denim captures what it means to be at work in the world in the twenty-first century.

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Author: Rachel Louise Snyder
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2007
Hardcover: 352 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393061809
ISBN-13: 978-0393061802
Format: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Edition
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

Buy at Amazon

Book Description

From Azerbaijan to New York City, a human-scale view of global trade.

In the business of making and selling clothes, “Made in” labels do precious little to convey the constellation of treaties, countries, and people at work in the assembly of a simple pair of jeans. In Fugitive Denim journalist Rachel Louise Snyder reports from the far reaches of this multi-billion-dollar industry in search of the real people who make your clothes. From a cotton picker in Azerbaijan to a Cambodian seamstress, a denim maker in Italy to a fashion designer in New York, Snyder captures the human, environmental, and political forces at work in a dizzyingly complex and often absurd world. In a disarming and humorous voice, she ponders questions of equity, sweatshops, and corporate social responsibility through narratives of individual people, making an often academic subject accessible and compelling. Neither polemic nor prescription, Fugitive Denim captures what it means to be at work in the world in the twenty-first century.

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Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade [Paperback]

Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade [Paperback]

Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade [Paperback]

Author: Rachel Louise Snyder Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publishing Date: Reprint Edition, 2009 Paperback: 368 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0393335429 ISBN-13: 978-0393335422 Format: Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.2 inches Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

Book Description

“A fascinating chronicle of the $55-billion-a-year global denim industry.” —David Futrelle, Los Angeles Times

Rachel Louise Snyder reports from the far reaches of the multi-billion-dollar denim industry in search of the people who make your clothes. From a cotton picker in Azerbaijan to a Cambodian seamstress, a denim maker in Italy to a fashion designer in New York, Snyder captures the human, environmental, and political forces at work in a complex and often absurd world. Neither polemic nor prescription, Fugitive Denim captures what it means to work in the twenty-first century.

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Author: Rachel Louise Snyder Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publishing Date: Reprint Edition, 2009 Paperback: 368 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0393335429 ISBN-13: 978-0393335422 Format: Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.2 inches Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

Book Description

“A fascinating chronicle of the $55-billion-a-year global denim industry.” —David Futrelle, Los Angeles Times

Rachel Louise Snyder reports from the far reaches of the multi-billion-dollar denim industry in search of the people who make your clothes. From a cotton picker in Azerbaijan to a Cambodian seamstress, a denim maker in Italy to a fashion designer in New York, Snyder captures the human, environmental, and political forces at work in a complex and often absurd world. Neither polemic nor prescription, Fugitive Denim captures what it means to work in the twenty-first century.

More about the Author

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