a global tour to the countries, factories, and people that make our clothes Timmerman, Kelsey 1979- creator text nju Hoboken, N.J Wiley c2009 2009 monographic eng

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xiv, 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 1: The mission -- A consumer goes global -- Tattoo's tropical paradise -- Fake blood, sweat, and tears: anti-sweatshop protestors -- 2: My underwear: made in Bangladesh -- Jingle these -- Undercover in the underwear biz -- Bangladesh amusement park -- Inside my first sweatshop -- Child labor in action -- Arifa, the garment worker -- Hope -- No black and white, only green -- 3: My pants: made in Cambodia -- Labor Day -- Year zero -- Those who wear Levi's -- Those who make Levi's -- Progress -- Treasure and trash -- 4: My flip-flops: made in China -- PO'ed VP -- Margaritaville -- Life at the bottom -- Growing pains -- The real China -- On a budget -- An all-American Chinese Wal-Mart -- The Chinese fantasy -- 5: My shorts: Made in the USA -- For richer, for poorer -- Untold stories -- Where are you wearing? The inexact science of finding out where your clothes were produced. Kelsey Timmerman. Clothing trade Clothing workers Wages Clothing workers Consumers Attitudes Globalization HD9940.A2 T584w 2009 338.4/7687 9780470376546 (cloth) 0470376546 (cloth) 2008028072 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0903/2008028072.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0903/2008028072.html DLC 080625 20230410115540.0 103438