{"product_id":"9781405126380","title":"Threads of Labour Garment Industry Supply Chains from the Workers' Perspective","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAntipode Book Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThreads of Labour\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGarment Industry Supply Chains from the Workers' Perspective\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAngela Hale | Jane Wills\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Human Geography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThreads of Labour\u003c\/i\u003e presents new empirical research by a network of garment workers' support organizations and makes sense of global supply chains from the bottom up.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents new empirical research by a network of garment workers' support organizations in ten different locations in Asia, Europe and Mexico.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreates a blueprint for conducting worker-orientated action research in order to better understand and resist the negative impact of globalization on labour.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnsures that workers' voices reach those who are already trying to reconfigure global capitalism in more humane directions.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the ways in which workers might begin to develop new forms of organization that are more suited to securing gains in the global garment industry.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBridges the gap between activist and academic research, improving the conversation between these two groups.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAngela Hale\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of Women Working Worldwide, an NGO based at Manchester Metropolitan University. She previously lectured in sociology at the university and has published many articles relating to women workers. Women Working Worldwide works with a network of trade unions and NGOs supporting the rights of workers in international supply chains producing consumer goods for the world market.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Wills\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Geography at Queen Mary, University of London and a board member of Women Working Worldwide. Her previous publications include \u003ci\u003eDissident Geographies: An Introduction to Radical Ideas and Practices\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003ePlace, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishing, 2001) and \u003ci\u003eUnion Futures: Building Networked Trade Unionism in the UK\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 December 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405126380\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377673072780,"sku":"9781405126380","price":32.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405126380.jpg?v=1780146959","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405126380","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}