Clothing poverty : the hidden world of fast fashion and second-hand clothes / Andrew Brooks.

By: Publisher: London : Zed, 2015Description: viii, 288 pagesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781783600670 (pbk.) :
  • 1783600675
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23
Summary: Following a pair of jeans, Andrew Brooks takes the reader on a global journey to reveal how clothes are manufactured and retailed, and how fast-fashion and clothing recyling are interconnected. He shows how recycled clothes are traded across continents and uncovers how fast-fashion retailers and international charities are embroiled in commodity chains which perpetuate poverty.
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Following a pair of jeans, Andrew Brooks takes the reader on a global journey to reveal how clothes are manufactured and retailed, and how fast-fashion and clothing recyling are interconnected. He shows how recycled clothes are traded across continents and uncovers how fast-fashion retailers and international charities are embroiled in commodity chains which perpetuate poverty.

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