Fourth worlds and neo-fordism: American apparel and the cultural economy of consumer anxiety

Cultural Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 700-723

  Moor, Liz ^a   Littler, Jo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

American apparel; Branding; Defetishization; Ethical consumption; Sweatshop; Transparency effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 50449098298     PISSN: 09502386     EISSN: 14664348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09502380802245977     Document Type: Article

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