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Pietra Rivoli's \"The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy\" is just such a page-turner' - \"CIO\" magazine. 'Succeeds admirably ...T-shirts may not have changed the world, but their story is a useful account of how free trade and protectionism certainly have' - \"Financial Times\".'[A] fascinating exploration of the history, economics, and politics of world trade ...\" The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy\" is a thought-provoking yarn that exhibits the ugly, the bad, and the good of globalization, and points to the unintended positive consequences of the clash between proponents and opponents of free trade' - \"Star-Telegram\" (Fort Worth). 'Part travelogue, part history, and part economics, \"The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy\" is all storytelling, and in the grand style. A must-read' - Peter J. Dougherty, \"Senior Economics\" Editor, Princeton University Press, author of \"Who's Afraid of Adam Smith?\" 'A readable and evenhanded treatment of the complexities of free trade ...As Rivoli repeatedly makes clear, there is absolutely nothing free about free trade except the slogan' - \"San Francisco Chronicle\".","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49517080772881,"sku":"GOR001602233","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49540718297361,"sku":"GOR004757082","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49646847852817,"sku":"GOR007495199","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50038743433489,"sku":"CIN0471648493G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50281578529041,"sku":"CIN0471648493VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50356642054417,"sku":"CIN0471648493A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0471648493.jpg?v=1751432988"},{"product_id":"travels-of-a-t-shirt-in-the-global-economy-book-pietra-rivoli-9780470287163","title":"The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy","description":"The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy  has been lauded by the New York Times, Financial Times, and reviewers worldwide. Translated into fourteen languages,  Travels  has received numerous awards for its frank and nuanced discussion of global economic realities.  Now updated and revised--including a discussion of environmental issues--this fascinating book illustrates crucial lessons in economics, politics, and globalization.  The major themes and conclusions from the first edition are intact, but in  response to questions from readers and students around the world, the second edition now includes: Updates on the people, businesses, and politics involved in the production of the T-shirt.  Discussions of environmental issues related to both international trade and the T-shirt's life story.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49589483733265,"sku":"GOR004202928","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49641118302481,"sku":"GOR010087232","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50353063919889,"sku":"CIN0470287160A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50954440999185,"sku":"CIN0470287160VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51282375246097,"sku":"GOR003339952","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52103813955857,"sku":"CIN0470287160G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0470287160.jpg?v=1751072906"},{"product_id":"travels-of-a-t-shirt-in-the-global-economy-book-pietra-rivoli-9781118950142","title":"The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy","description":"The keys to global business success, as taught by a T-shirt's journey  The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy is a critically-acclaimed narrative that illuminates the globalization debates and reveals the key factors to success in global business. Tracing a T-shirt's life story from a Texas cotton field to a Chinese factory and back to a U.S. storefront before arriving at the used clothing market in Africa, the book uncovers the political and economic forces at work in the global economy. Along the way, this fascinating exploration addresses a wealth of compelling questions about politics, trade, economics, ethics, and the impact of history on today's business landscape. This new printing of the second edition includes a revised preface and a new epilogue with updates through 2014 on the people, industries, and policies related to the T-shirt's life story.   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'An engaging and illuminating saga...Rivoli follows her T-shirt along its route, but that is like saying that Melville follows his whale...Her nuanced and fair-minded approach is all the more powerful for eschewing the pretense of ideological absolutism, and her telescopic look through a single industry has all the makings of an economics classic' - \"The New York Times\". 'Rarely is a business book so well written that one would gladly stay up all night to finish it. Pietra Rivoli's \"The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy\" is just such a page-turner' - \"CIO\" magazine. 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