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Where am I Wearing: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People that Make Our Clothes

Kelsey Timmerman

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Description:A journalist travels the world to trace the origins of our clothesWhen journalist and traveler Kelsey Timmerman wanted to know where his clothes came from and who made them, he began a journey that would take him from Honduras to Bangladesh to Cambodia to China and back again. "Where Am I Wearing?" intimately describes the connection between impoverished garment workers' standards of living and the all-American material lifestyle. By introducing readers to the human element of globalization--the factory workers, their names, their families, and their way of life--"Where Am I Wearing" bridges the gap between global producers and consumers. New content includes: a visit to a fair trade Ethiopian shoe factory that is changing lives one job at time; updates on how workers worldwide have been squeezed by rising food costs and declining orders in the wake of the global financial crisis; and the author's search for the garment worker in Honduras who inspired the first edition of the bookKelsey Timmerman speaks and universities around the country and maintains a blog at www.whereamiwearing.com. His writing has appeared in the "Christian Science Monitor" and "Conde Nast Portfolio," and has aired on NPR.Enlightening and thought-provoking at once, "Where Am I Wearing?" puts a human face on globalization.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Where am I Wearing: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People that Make Our Clothes. To get started finding Where am I Wearing: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People that Make Our Clothes, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A journalist travels the world to trace the origins of our clothesWhen journalist and traveler Kelsey Timmerman wanted to know where his clothes came from and who made them, he began a journey that would take him from Honduras to Bangladesh to Cambodia to China and back again. "Where Am I Wearing?" intimately describes the connection between impoverished garment workers' standards of living and the all-American material lifestyle. By introducing readers to the human element of globalization--the factory workers, their names, their families, and their way of life--"Where Am I Wearing" bridges the gap between global producers and consumers. New content includes: a visit to a fair trade Ethiopian shoe factory that is changing lives one job at time; updates on how workers worldwide have been squeezed by rising food costs and declining orders in the wake of the global financial crisis; and the author's search for the garment worker in Honduras who inspired the first edition of the bookKelsey Timmerman speaks and universities around the country and maintains a blog at www.whereamiwearing.com. His writing has appeared in the "Christian Science Monitor" and "Conde Nast Portfolio," and has aired on NPR.Enlightening and thought-provoking at once, "Where Am I Wearing?" puts a human face on globalization.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Where am I Wearing: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People that Make Our Clothes. To get started finding Where am I Wearing: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People that Make Our Clothes, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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