Threads of globalization is an interdisciplinary volume that brings fashion-specific garments, motifs, materials, and methods of production into dialogue with g

Americans have been shocked by media reports of the dismal working conditions in factories that make clothing for U.S. companies. But while well intentioned, ma

Considering silk as a major force of cross-cultural interaction, this book examines the integration of silk production and consumption into various cultures in

What is a global market? How does it work? At a time when new crises in world markets cannot be satisfactorily resolved through old ideas, Market Threads presen

Threads of Labour presents new empirical research by a network of garment workers' support organizations and makes sense of global supply chains from the bottom