Working the Fabric - Resourcefulness, Belonging and Island Life in Scotland's Harris Tweed Industry

Trademark-protected since 1910, the famous woollen cloth known as Harris Tweed can only be produced in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland - yet it is exported to over 50 countries around the world. Examining contemporary experiences of work and life, this book is the first in-depth anthropological study of the renowned textile industry, complementing and updating existing historical and ethnographic research. Drawing on one year of ethnographic fieldwork research in the Outer Hebrides, it offers an intimate account of industry workers' lived experiences and contributes to anthropological debates on work and labour, cultural production, inclusive belonging and place-making in global capitalism.

About the author

Joana Nascimento is a social anthropologist based at the University of Cambridge, where she works as a postdoctoral teaching and research associate. Her research explores the social, cultural and political-economic complexities of contemporary work and livelihood strategies.

Product details

• Authors: Joana Nascimento
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.06.2026
• EAN: 9781836955801
• ISBN: 978-1-83695-580-1
• No. of pages: 230
• Series: Anthropology at Work
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Fashion & society, Social and cultural anthropology, Western Isles, Outer Hebrides, Cultural studies: dress and society