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Unraveled : the life and death of a garment / Maxine Bédat.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Portfolio / Penguin, [2021]Description: xxi, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593085974
- 338.4 BED 23
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | Moylish Library Main Collection | 338.4 BED (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39002100649251 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A sprawling, deeply researched, and provocative tour-de-force, Unraveled is not just the story of a pair of trousers, but also the story of our global economy and our role in it. Told with piercing insight and unprecedented reporting, Unraveled challenges us to use our relationship with our jeans - and all that we wear - to reclaim our central role as citizens to refashion a society in which all people can thrive and preserve the planet for generations to come.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (p. ix)
- 1 Growth Mentality: Cotton Farming in Texas (p. 1)
- 2 Textiles Made in China: How the Drive for Cheap Is Killing the Planet (p. 22)
- 3 My Factory Is a Cage: Cut and Sew and the Crisis of Labor (p. 55)
- 4 Middlemen, Management, Marketing, and a New Kind of Transparency (p. 94)
- 5 Reclaiming Essentials for All: Packing and Distribution (p. 118)
- 6 More Is More: Consumerism Goes Viral (p. 148)
- 7 Tidying Up: What Happens to Clothes When We Get Rid of Them (p. 179)
- 8 Paved with Good Intentions: The End of the Road for Clothing in Ghana (p. 201)
- 9 Let the Makeover Begin: Time for a New, New Deal (p. 231)
- Acknowledgments (p. 255)
- Notes (p. 259)
- Art Credits (p. 297)
- Index (p. 299)