Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Museums and the knowledge economy : developing competitive advantage for the future -- Weaving a social structure : achieving specialist distinction -- Collaborative leadership, provenance and the power of place -- Enterprise and social value :...

Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Clio Padovani -- The challenges of a socially sustainable textiles and fashion industry -- Plustex: An evidence-based approach -- Chapter structure -- Notes -- 1 Museums and the knowledge economy:...

Die Geschichte von C&A steht paradigmatisch für die Ökonomisierung und Rationalisierung der Herstellung und des Verkaufes von Kleidung seit Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts. Mark Spoerer beschreibt die wechselvolle Geschichte des Familienunternehmens vom Start in Deutschland bis in die Jahre des...

This is the first work on British textile exports to South America during the nineteenth century. During this period, textiles ranked among the most important manufactures traded in the world market, and Britain was the foremost producer. Thanks to new data, this book demonstrates that British...