Making the Amalgamated Gender, Ethnicity and Class in the Baltimore Clothing Industry, 1899-1939 |
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| Author:
| Argersinger, Jo Anne |
| Series title: | Studies in Industry and Society |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-5989-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1999 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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''A volatile, competitive, and seasonal industry, the making of men's suits has long been characterized by manufacturers who search relentlessly for the cheapest labor pools. Sweatshop labor conditions have been a regular feature of the industry, provoking repeated and explosive investigations and constituting a target for social reform and a ......
''A volatile, competitive, and seasonal industry, the making of men's suits has long been characterized by manufacturers who search relentlessly for the cheapest labor pools. Sweatshop labor conditions have been a regular feature of the industry, provoking repeated and explosive investigations and constituting a target for social reform and a ......