Timothy J. Minchin

Empty Mills

The Fight Against Imports and the Decline of the U.S. Textile Industry

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 722g
• ISBN-13: 9781442220829
• ISBN-10: 1442220821
• Artikelnr.: 36132099

Autorenporträt

Timothy Minchin is professor of North American History at La Trobe University. He is the author of six books, including Fighting Against the Odds: A History of Southern Labor Since WWII and Hiring the Black Worker: The Racial Integration of the Southern Textile Industry.

Inhaltsangabe

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