Clothing poverty : the hidden world of fast fashion and second-hand clothes /: the hidden world of fast fashion and second-hand clothes. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Hidden world of fast fashion and second-hand clothes
• Further Information: Note: Andrew Brooks.
• Authors: (Lecturer in development geography), Brooks, Andrew
• Contents: A biography of jeans -- clothes and capital -- The shadow world of used clothing -- Cotton is the mother of poverty -- Made in China and Africa -- Second-hand Africa -- Persistent poverty -- Old clothes and new looks -- Ethical clothing myths and realities -- Fast-fashion systems.
• Publisher Details: London, UK : Zed Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 288 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 338.47687; Clothing trade -- Developing countries; Used clothing industry -- Economic aspects; Clothing trade -- Moral and ethical aspects; Poverty; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General; Clothing trade; Poverty; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783600700; 1783600705; 9781783600694; 1783600691
• Related ISBNs: 9781783600687; 9781783600670; 1783600675; 1783600683
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.