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Empty mills : the fight against imports and the decline of the U.S. textile industry

Author: Timothy J Minchin
Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2013.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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Deindustrialization has had a profound effect on both the textile and apparel industry. In Empty Mills, Timothy Minchin documents how both industries have suffered since WWII and the unwavering  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Timothy J Minchin
ISBN: 9781442220829 1442220821 9781442220836 144222083X
OCLC Number: 800034449
Description: xii, 333 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: A troubled industry in an era of prosperity --
Mobilizing against the import threat --
Import escalation and the build-up to H.R. 1562 --
The most important battle : the fight to pass the 1985 Textile Bill --
A resounding blow : the 1987 and 1990 textile bills --
Us is spelled U.S. : the crafted with pride in the USA campaign --
Looking beyond our borders : the industry in the era of NAFTA and GATT --
A tidal wave : the collapse of the industry in the new millennium --
Fighting back : lowell, massachusetts and the long battle against deindustrialization in the north --
It knocked this city to its knees : a case study of deindustrialization in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
Responsibility: Timothy J. Minchin.
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Empty Mills demonstrates the devastating impact of the demise of the U.S. textile and garment industries on workers and communities and tells the story of the curious cross-class campaigns that Read more...

 
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