02916nam 2200661 450 991046303210332120200520144314.01-4422-2083-X(CKB)2670000000427462(EBL)1385137(OCoLC)858231087(SSID)ssj0000983095(PQKBManifestationID)12467103(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000983095(PQKBWorkID)10988052(PQKB)11270239(MiAaPQ)EBC1385137(Au-PeEL)EBL1385137(CaPaEBR)ebr10762785(CaONFJC)MIL559464(EXLCZ)99267000000042746220121109h20132013 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEmpty mills the fight against imports and the decline of the U.S. textile industry /Timothy J. MinchinLanham :Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,[2013]©20131 online resource (355 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-2082-1 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.Deindustrialization has had a profound effect on both the textile and apparel industry. In Empty Mills, Timothy Minchin documents how both industries have suffered since WWII and the unwavering efforts of industry supporters to prevent that decline. Textile industryUnited StatesTextile industryGovernment policyUnited StatesClothing tradeUnited StatesDeindustrializationUnited StatesImportsUnited StatesFree tradeUnited StatesElectronic books.Textile industryTextile industryGovernment policyClothing tradeDeindustrializationImportsFree trade338.4/767700973Minchin Timothy J941980MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463032103321Empty mills2269070UNINA