Skilled Immigrants in the Textile and Fashion Industries: Stories from a Globe-Spanning History

"Explores the involvement of immigrant communities in the textile and apparel industries, from the early modern to post-modern periods in Asia and the Islamic World, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Essays focus on the role of migration and immigrant labor's relation to trade, politics, and socio-religious circumstances prompting relocation. By analyzing material, mythical, and technical aspects of textile and apparel production, contributors create a new narrative about textile- and apparel-making as a collective endeavor ... Read More

"Explores the involvement of immigrant communities in the textile and apparel industries, from the early modern to post-modern periods in Asia and the Islamic World, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Essays focus on the role of migration and immigrant labor's relation to trade, politics, and socio-religious circumstances prompting relocation. By analyzing material, mythical, and technical aspects of textile and apparel production, contributors create a new narrative about textile- and apparel-making as a collective endeavor, requiring diversity of skill and methodology to thrive"-- Read Less

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