Empty Mills - The Fight Against Imports and the Decline of the U.s. Textile Industry

Informationen zum Autor By Timothy J. Minchin Klappentext 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 efforts of industry supporters to prevent that decline. Zusammenfassung 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 efforts of industry supporters to prevent that decline. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: A Troubled Industry in an Era of Prosperity Chapter 2: Mobilizing Against the Import Threat Chapter 3: Import Escalation and the Build-Up to H.R. 1562 Chapter 4: The Most Important Battle: The Fight to Pass the 1985 Textile Bill Chapter 5: A Resounding Blow: The 1987 and 1990 Textile Bills Chapter 6: "Us is Spelled U.S.": The Crafted with Pride in the USA Campaign Chapter 7: Looking Beyond Our Borders: The Industry in the Era of NAFTA and GATT Chapter 8: A Tidal Wave: The Collapse of the Industry in the New Millennium Chapter 9: Fighting Back: Lowell, Massachusetts and the Long Battle against Deindustrialization in the North Chapter 10: "It Knocked This City to Its Knees": A Case Study of Deindustrialization in Kannapolis, North Carolina Epilogue Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: MINCHIN, Timothy J. Minchin, Minchin Timothy J.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.12.2012
• EAN: 9781442220829
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2082-9
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / United States / General, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history, Textile Industries, Apparel, garment and textile industries