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Ready-to-wear and ready-to-work : a century of industry and immigrants in Paris and New York /
Nancy L. Green offers a critical and lively look at New York's Seventh Avenue and the Parisian Sentier in this first comparative study of the two historical centers of the women's garment industry. Torn between mass production and ""art, "" this industry is one of the f...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Durham :
Duke University Press,
1997.
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| Colección: | Comparative and international working-class history.
E-Duke books scholarly collection. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Nancy L. Green offers a critical and lively look at New York's Seventh Avenue and the Parisian Sentier in this first comparative study of the two historical centers of the women's garment industry. Torn between mass production and ""art, "" this industry is one of the few manufactauring sectors left in the service-centered cities of today. Ready-to-Wear and Ready-to-Work tells the story of urban growth, the politics of labor, and the relationships among the many immigrant groups who have come to work the sewing machines over the last century. Green focuses on issues of fashion an |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 426 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-410) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780822382744 0822382741 |