Volume 41 of Research in Economic Anthropology explores a wide range of topics of interest to economic anthropology. The opening paper presents a novel approach to anthropological-economic infrastructural research in England, specifically London's Thames Tideway Tunnel. The volume's first...

"A groundbreaking chronicle of the birth--and death--of a pair of jeans, that exposes the fractures in our global supply chains, and our relationships to each other, ourselves, and the planet Take a look at your favorite pair of jeans. Maybe you bought them on Amazon or the Gap; maybe the tag...

The garment market and the marketplace -- Governing La Salada -- With god and the devil -- All I want is a sweatshop -- The garment entrepreneur at La Salada -- Dynamics of aspirations -- Narratives of sacrifice and autonomy -- Taste, credit, and bullets -- Squatters, cart-pullers, and demolition.

Thrift stores and the Gilded Age shopper -- Dressing Dada and the rise of flea markets -- Garage sales and suburban subversiveness -- The invention of vintage clothing -- Elective poverty and postwar politics -- Genderfuck and the boyfriend look -- Connoisseurs of trash in a world full of it --...

From fashion to fast fashion -- The promotion of a lifestyle -- The production platforms of modern garment manufacturing -- Regulatory environment -- The carbon footprint of textile manufacturing for fast fashion -- The direct and social costs of low prices -- The economics, demographics, and...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Author -- Chapter 1: From Fashion to Fast Fashion -- Chapter 2: The Promotion of a Lifestyle -- Chapter 3: The Production Platforms of Modern Garment Manufacturing -- Chapter 4: Regulatory Environment -- Chapter 5: The Carbon...