Der Textileinzelhandel ist, nach dem Lebensmitteleinzelhandel der zweitgrößte Sektor im Einzelhandel in Deutschland. Gleichzeitig sind die stationären Textilhandelsunternehmen in jüngster Zeit besonders unter wirtschaftlichen Druck geraten.Dabei stehen in der vorliegenden Arbeit die...

"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...

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...

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.

La 4e de couv. indique : "Que deviennent nos vêtements usagés après avoir été donnés à une organisation caritative ? C’est en partant de cette interrogation que cet ouvrage propose de retracer et d’analyser les multiples parcours de la fripe dans les méandres de notre économie...

Part 1: Introduction of the Chinese Fashion Market -- Part 1.1: overview of the Chinese Fashion Market -- Part 1.2: Re-evaluating the Market Potential: a perspective of domestic fashion brands -- Part 1.3: Too big to lose: a perspective of global fashion brands in the Chinese market -- Part 2:...

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 --...

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Series Editors' Preface -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Part 1 Articulating Capital in Global Production Networks -- Chapter 1 Articulations of Capital -- Introduction -- Globalization,...

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...

The rivalry for trade in tea and textiles between the English and Dutch East India companies is very much a global history. This trade is strongly connected to emblematic events such as the opening of Western trade with China, the Boston Tea Party, the establishment of British Empire in Bengal...