Minchin, Timothy J.
Empty mills : the fight against imports and the decline of the U.S. textile industry / Timothy J. Minchin. - 1 online resource (353 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A troubled industry in an era of prosperity -- Mobilizing against the import threat -- Import escalation and the build-up to H.R. 1562 -- The most important battle : the fight to pass the 1985 Textile Bill -- A resounding blow : the 1987 and 1990 textile bills -- Us is spelled U.S. : the crafted with pride in the USA campaign -- Looking beyond our borders : the industry in the era of NAFTA and GATT -- A tidal wave : the collapse of the industry in the new millennium -- Fighting back : lowell, massachusetts and the long battle against deindustrialization in the north -- It knocked this city to its knees : a case study of deindustrialization in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
9781442220836 (e-book)
Textile industry--United States.
Textile industry--Government policy--United States.
Clothing trade--United States.
Deindustrialization--United States.
Imports--United States.
Free trade--United States.
Electronic books.
HD9855 / .M53 2013
338.4/767700973
Empty mills : the fight against imports and the decline of the U.S. textile industry / Timothy J. Minchin. - 1 online resource (353 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A troubled industry in an era of prosperity -- Mobilizing against the import threat -- Import escalation and the build-up to H.R. 1562 -- The most important battle : the fight to pass the 1985 Textile Bill -- A resounding blow : the 1987 and 1990 textile bills -- Us is spelled U.S. : the crafted with pride in the USA campaign -- Looking beyond our borders : the industry in the era of NAFTA and GATT -- A tidal wave : the collapse of the industry in the new millennium -- Fighting back : lowell, massachusetts and the long battle against deindustrialization in the north -- It knocked this city to its knees : a case study of deindustrialization in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
9781442220836 (e-book)
Textile industry--United States.
Textile industry--Government policy--United States.
Clothing trade--United States.
Deindustrialization--United States.
Imports--United States.
Free trade--United States.
Electronic books.
HD9855 / .M53 2013
338.4/767700973