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Brooks, Andrew (Lecturer in development geography),

Clothing poverty : the hidden world of fast fashion and second-hand clothes / Andrew Brooks. - Second edition. - xvi, 457 pages

Previous edition: 2015.

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.

ISBN: 9781786997388 9781786997371 9781786997395 9781786997401

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB9H2380 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019577281 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Clothing trade--Economic aspects--Developing countries.
Used clothing industry--Economic aspects--Developing countries.
Recycled products.

Dewey Class. No.: 338.47687