Author: | Anne J. Kershen | ISBN: | 9781317791980 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | February 4, 2014 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | Anne J. Kershen |
ISBN: | 9781317791980 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | February 4, 2014 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
This book is not only about the tailoring industry and its trade unions; it is about the experience of eastern European immigrants in a trade as old as the Bible and yet as new as the electric sewing machine; it is about the role of women in a new industry and about the impact of socio-economic change on fashion. Finally, it is about the way in which sub-divisions and differences were accommodated under the umbrella of one particular trade union.
This book is not only about the tailoring industry and its trade unions; it is about the experience of eastern European immigrants in a trade as old as the Bible and yet as new as the electric sewing machine; it is about the role of women in a new industry and about the impact of socio-economic change on fashion. Finally, it is about the way in which sub-divisions and differences were accommodated under the umbrella of one particular trade union.