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020 _a9781498712224
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050 0 0 _akpm TT497
_b.A594 2016
100 1 _aAnguelov, Nikolay,
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe dirty side of the garment industry :
_bfast fashion and its negative impact on environment and society /
_cNikolay Anguelov.
246 3 0 _aFast fashion and its negative impact on environment and society
264 1 _aBoca Raton, FL :
_bCRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,
_c2016
264 4 _c©2016
300 _axiii, 220 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrie
520 _a"An in-depth examination of the international fashion trade and related goods, this book raises visibility of the ethical aspects of promoting overconsumption through explaining the ecological damange resulting from the high rate of discarding old clothes. It focuses on the promotion, globalization, and integration of the apparel sector into our social and political landscape. It presents an expert overview of the garment industry, highlighting the harsh realities of the environmental and labor problems associated with it. It tracks the commercial and cultural factors that have led to the growth of fast fashion retail and its dominance of the entire industry"--Back cover.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 189-208) and index
505 0 _aFrom fashion to fast fashion -- The promotion of a lifestyle -- The production platforms of modern garment manufacturing -- Regulatory environment -- The carbon footprint of textile manufacturing for fast fashion -- The direct and social costs of low prices -- The economics, demographics, and ethics of the low price quest -- Implications and conclusions.
650 0 _aClothing trade
_xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 _aClothing trade
_xEconomic aspects.
650 0 _aClothing trade
_xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 0 _aFashion
_xEnvironmental aspects.
907 _a.b10063249
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