{"product_id":"where-am-i-wearing-a-global-tour-to-the-countries-factories-and-people-that-make-our-clothes-paperback-softback-9781118277553","title":"Where am I Wearing?; A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118277553","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhere am I Wearing?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKelsey Timmerman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118277553, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 April 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.4 x 15 x 2.3 cm, 0.363 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA journalist travels the world to trace the origins of our clothes\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhen journalist and traveler Kelsey Timmerman wanted to know where his clothes came from and who made them, he began a journey that would take him from Honduras to Bangladesh to Cambodia to China and back again. \u003ci\u003eWhere Am I Wearing?\u003c\/i\u003e intimately describes the connection between impoverished garment workers' standards of living and the all-American material lifestyle. By introducing readers to the human element of globalization—the factory workers, their names, their families, and their way of life—\u003ci\u003eWhere Am I Wearing\u003c\/i\u003e bridges the gap between global producers and consumers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew content includes: a visit to a fair trade Ethiopian shoe factory that is changing lives one job at time; updates on how workers worldwide have been squeezed by rising food costs and declining orders in the wake of the global financial crisis; and the author's search for the garment worker in Honduras who inspired the first edition of the book\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKelsey Timmerman speaks and universities around the country and maintains a blog at www.whereamiwearing.com. His writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCondé Nast Portfolio\u003c\/i\u003e, and has aired on NPR.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnlightening and thought-provoking at once, \u003ci\u003eWhere Am I Wearing?\u003c\/i\u003e puts a human face on globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue: We Have It Made xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Mission 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 A Consumer Goes Global 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Tattoo’s Tropical Paradise 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Fake Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Anti-Sweatshop Protestors 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II My Underwear: Made in Bangladesh 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Jingle These 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Undercover in the Underwear Biz 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Bangladesh Amusement Park 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Inside My First Sweatshop 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Child Labor in Action 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Arifa, the Garment Worker 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Hope 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 No Black and White, Only Green 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUpdate for Revised Edition: Hungry for Choices 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III My Pants: Made in Cambodia 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Labor Day 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Year Zero 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Those Who Wear Levi’s 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Those Who Make Levi’s 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Blue Jean Machine 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Progress 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Treasure and Trash 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUpdate for Revised Edition: The Faces of Crisis 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV My Flip-Flops: Made in China 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 PO’ed VP 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Life at the Bottom 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Growing Pains 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 The Real China 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 On a Budget 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 An All-American Chinese Walmart 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 The Chinese Fantasy 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUpdate for Revised Edition: Migration 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Made in America 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26 For Richer, for Poorer 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUpdate for Revised Edition: Restarting, Again 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27 Return to Fantasy Island 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 28 Amilcar’s Journey 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 29 An American Dream 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 30 Touron Goes Glocal 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A Discussion Questions 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B Note to Freshman Me 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C Where Are You Teaching?: A Guide to Taking Where Am I Wearing? to a Glocal Context 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 285\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52507208286488,"sku":"9781118277553","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118277553.jpg?v=1786439732","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/where-am-i-wearing-a-global-tour-to-the-countries-factories-and-people-that-make-our-clothes-paperback-softback-9781118277553","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}