Where underpants come from : from checkout to cotton field - travels through the new China
Title:
Where underpants come from : from checkout to cotton field - travels through the new China
Author:
Bennett, Joe, 1957-
ISBN:
9781847390011
Publication Information:
London : Pocket Books, 2009
Physical Description:
258 p. : map ; 20 cm
General Note:
First published: Great Britain : Simon & Schuster, 2008.
Abstract:
"Tracing the route of an ordinary pair of underpants from their purchase in New Zealand back to where they were made, Bennett has created a wonderfully funny and insightful look at the nature of global trade and the rise of the new China, the factory of the world." -- From Publisher Notes
Subject:
| Bennett, Joe, 1957- -- Travel -- China |
| China -- Commerce |
| Clothing trade -- China |
| Exports -- China |
| China -- Economic conditions |
| China -- Description and travel |
Summary:
"Tracing the route of an ordinary pair of underpants from their purchase in New Zealand back to where they were made, Bennett has created a wonderfully funny and insightful look at the nature of global trade and the rise of the new China, the factory of the world." -- From Publisher Notes