Böcker av Annie Phizacklea

First Published in 1990 Unpacking the Fashion Industry spotlights a side of the industry the consumer never sees. Annie Phizacklea focuses on the small firm sector of fashionwear production, and analyses the complex interaction of gender, class and racism in this sector of the industry.

The authors examine the migration of both rich and poor, and show how even as people move across borders, they still seek to be at home in the world through the creation of a "politics of belonging".

This text provides an overview of types of home-based work, arguing that homeworking replicates wider divisions in the labour force. It outlines the advantages and disadvantages, the pay and conditions, and the family situations for women homeworkers.