Clothing Poverty
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Clothing Poverty

The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-Hand Clothes

  1. 296 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Clothing Poverty

The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-Hand Clothes

About this book

'An interesting and important account.'
Daily Telegraph Have you ever stopped and wondered where your jeans came from? Who made them and where? Ever wondered where they end up after you donate them for recycling? Following a pair of jeans, Clothing Poverty takes the reader on a vivid around-the-world tour to reveal how clothes are manufactured and retailed, bringing to light how fast fashion and clothing recycling are interconnected. Andrew Brooks shows how recycled clothes are traded across continents, uncovers how retailers and international charities are embroiled in commodity chains which perpetuate poverty, and exposes the hidden trade networks which transect the globe. Stitching together rich narratives, from Mozambican markets, Nigerian smugglers and Chinese factories to London's vintage clothing scene, TOMS shoes and Vivienne Westwood's ethical fashion lines, Brooks uncovers the many hidden sides of fashion.

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Information

Publisher
Zed Books
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781783600687
eBook ISBN
9781783600700

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. About the Author
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. 1: A Biography of Jeans
  9. 2: Clothes and Capital
  10. 3: The Shadow World of Used Clothing
  11. 4: Cotton Is the Mother of Poverty
  12. 5: Made in China and Africa
  13. 6: Second-Hand Africa
  14. 7: Persistent Poverty
  15. 8: Old Clothes and New Looks
  16. 9: Ethical Clothing Myths and Realities
  17. 10: Fast-Fashion Systems
  18. Notes
  19. Further Reading
  20. Index
  21. Back Cover