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"Explores the involvement of immigrant communities in the textile and apparel industries, from the early modern to post-modern periods in Asia and the Islamic World, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Essays focus on the role of migration and immigrant labor's relation to trade, politics, and socio-religious circumstances prompting relocation. By analyzing material, mythical, and technical aspects of textile and apparel production, contributors create a new narrative about textile- and apparel-making as a collective endeavor, requiring diversity of skill and methodology to thrive"-- "Explores the involvement of immigrant communities in the textile and apparel industries, from the early modern to post-modern periods in Asia and the Islamic World, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Essays focus on the role of migration and immigrant labor's relation to trade, politics, and socio-religious circumstances prompting relocation. By analyzing material, mythical, and technical aspects of textile and apparel production, contributors create a new narrative about textile- and apparel-making as a collective endeavor, requiring diversity of skill and methodology to thrive"--

Artisans --- Foreign workers --- Textile fabrics --- Textile industry --- Textile workers --- History. --- Skilled labor --- Textiles et tissus --- Travailleurs du textile --- Travailleurs étrangers --- Industrie et commerce --- Histoire.