Overview
When journalist and traveler Kelsey Timmerman wanted to knowwhere his clothes came from and who made them, he began a journeythat would take him from Honduras to Bangladesh to Cambodia toChina and back again. Where Am I Wearing? intimatelydescribes the connection between impoverished garment workers'standards of living and the all-American material lifestyle. Byintroducing readers to the human element of globalization—thefactory workers, their names, their families, and their way oflife—Where Am I Wearing bridges the gap between globalproducers and consumers.
- New content includes: a visit to a fair trade Ethiopian shoefactory that is changing lives one job at time; updates on howworkers worldwide have been squeezed by rising food costs anddeclining orders in the wake of the global financial crisis; andthe author's search for the garment worker in Honduras who inspiredthe first edition of the book
- Kelsey Timmerman speaks and universities around the country andmaintains a blog at www.whereamiwearing.com. His writing hasappeared in the Christian Science Monitor and CondéNast Portfolio, and has aired on NPR.
Enlightening and thought-provoking at once, Where Am IWearing? puts a human face on globalization.
This book title, Where am I Wearing? (A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes), ISBN: 9781118277553, by Kelsey Timmerman, published by Wiley (April 24, 2012) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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