Where am I Wearing?: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes
Kelsey Timmerman
Where am I Wearing?: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes
Globalization makes it difficult to know where the things you buy come from. Journalist and travel writer Kelsey Timmerman wanted to know where his clothes came from and who made them, so he traveled from Honduras to Bangladesh to Cambodia to China and back. Along the way, he met the people who made his favorite clothes and learned as much about them as he did about globalization itself.
2.5 out of 5 based on 1 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Classification |
Non-fiction |
| Genre |
Society, Politics & Philosophy, Business, Finance & Law |
| Format |
Hardback |
| Pages |
272 |
| RRP |
£15.99 |
| Date of Publication |
December 2008 |
| ISBN |
978-0470376546 |
| Publisher |
John Wiley & Sons |
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Globalization makes it difficult to know where the things you buy come from. Journalist and travel writer Kelsey Timmerman wanted to know where his clothes came from and who made them, so he traveled from Honduras to Bangladesh to Cambodia to China and back. Along the way, he met the people who made his favorite clothes and learned as much about them as he did about globalization itself.
Reviews
The Financial Times
Emma Jacobs
“It is Timmerman’s lack of knowledge that is his selling point... Ultimately his ignorance is maddening, however. Why didn’t he read more before setting out on his journey? Some of his writing is pointless... To be fair this volume is aimed at a younger audience than many other books about globalisation – so his conclusion that “we should try to be engaged consumers not mindless pocketbooks” may be a valuable revelation.”
24/01/2009
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