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Tight Knit

- Global Families and the Social Life of Fast Fashion
Af: Elizabeth L. Krause Engelsk Paperback

Tight Knit

- Global Families and the Social Life of Fast Fashion
Af: Elizabeth L. Krause Engelsk Paperback
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The coveted “Made in Italy” label calls to mind visions of nimble-fingered Italian tailors lovingly sewing elegant, high-end clothing. The phrase evokes a sense of authenticity, heritage, and rustic charm. Yet, as Elizabeth L. Krause uncovers in Tight Knit, Chinese migrants are the ones sewing “Made in Italy” labels into low-cost items for a thriving fast-fashion industry—all the while adding new patterns to the social fabric of Italy’s iconic industry.   Krause offers a revelatory look into how families involved in the fashion industry are coping with globalization based on longterm research in Prato, the historic hub of textile production in the heart of metropolitan Tuscany. She brings to the fore the tensions—over value, money, beauty, family, care, and belonging—that are reaching a boiling point as the country struggles to deal with the same migration pressures that are triggering backlash all over Europe and North America. Tight Knit tells a fascinating story about the heterogeneity of contemporary capitalism that will interest social scientists, immigration experts, and anyone curious about how globalization is changing the most basic of human conditions—making a living and making a life.   
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The coveted “Made in Italy” label calls to mind visions of nimble-fingered Italian tailors lovingly sewing elegant, high-end clothing. The phrase evokes a sense of authenticity, heritage, and rustic charm. Yet, as Elizabeth L. Krause uncovers in Tight Knit, Chinese migrants are the ones sewing “Made in Italy” labels into low-cost items for a thriving fast-fashion industry—all the while adding new patterns to the social fabric of Italy’s iconic industry.   Krause offers a revelatory look into how families involved in the fashion industry are coping with globalization based on longterm research in Prato, the historic hub of textile production in the heart of metropolitan Tuscany. She brings to the fore the tensions—over value, money, beauty, family, care, and belonging—that are reaching a boiling point as the country struggles to deal with the same migration pressures that are triggering backlash all over Europe and North America. Tight Knit tells a fascinating story about the heterogeneity of contemporary capitalism that will interest social scientists, immigration experts, and anyone curious about how globalization is changing the most basic of human conditions—making a living and making a life.   
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9780226558073
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 022655807X
Udg. Dato: 17 aug 2018
Længde: 17mm
Bredde: 229mm
Højde: 154mm
Forlag: The University of Chicago Press
Oplagsdato: 17 aug 2018
Forfatter(e): Elizabeth L. Krause
Forfatter(e) Elizabeth L. Krause


Kategori Migration, immigration og emigration


ISBN-13 9780226558073


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 304


Udgave


Længde 17mm


Bredde 229mm


Højde 154mm


Udg. Dato 17 aug 2018


Oplagsdato 17 aug 2018


Forlag The University of Chicago Press