Empty Mills

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

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Timothy J Minchin

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With the economy struggling, there has been much discussion about the effects of deindustrialization on American manufacturing. While the steel and auto industries have taken up most of the spotlight, the textile and apparel industries have been profoundly affected. In Empty Mills, Timothy Minchin provides the first book length study of how both industries have suffered since WWII and the unwavering efforts of industry supporters to prevent that decline. In 1985, the textile industry accounted for one in eight manufacturing jobs, and unlike the steel and auto industries, more than fifty percent of the workforce was women or minorities. In the last four decades over two million jobs have been lost in the textile and apparel industries alone as more and more of the manufacturing moves overseas. Impeccably well researched, providing information on both the history and current trends, Empty Mills will be of importance to anyone interested in economics, labor, the social historical, as well as the economic significance of the decline of one of America’s biggest industries.

Author Biography:

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.

Release date Australia

December 19th, 2012

Author

Timothy J Minchin

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

Illustrations, unspecified; Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs

Pages

352

Dimensions

161x237x29

ISBN-13

9781442220829

Product ID

20743212

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