{"product_id":"9780471724193","title":"The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTHE TRAVELS OF A T-SHIRT IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Engrossing . . . (Rivoli) goes wherever the T-shirt goes, and there are surprises around every corner . . . full of memorable characters and vivid scenes.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An engaging and illuminating saga. . . . Rivoli follows her T-shirt along its route, but that is like saying that Melville follows his whale. . . . Her nuanced and fair-minded approach is all the more powerful for eschewing the pretense of ideological absolutism, and her telescopic look through a single industry has all the makings of an economics classic.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rarely is a business book so well written that one would gladly stay up all night to finish it. Pietra Rivoli's \u003ci\u003eThe Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy\u003c\/i\u003e is just such a page-turner.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eCIO\u003c\/i\u003e magazine  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Succeeds admirably . . . T-shirts may not have changed the world, but their story is a useful account of how free trade and protectionism certainly have.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] fascinating exploration of the history, economics, and politics of world trade . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy\u003c\/i\u003e is a thought-provoking yarn that exhibits the ugly, the bad, and the good of globalization, and points to the unintended positive consequences of the clash between proponents and opponents of free trade.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eStar-Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e (Fort Worth)  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Part travelogue, part history, and part economics, \u003ci\u003eThe Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy\u003c\/i\u003e is ALL storytelling, and in the grand style. A must-read.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e—Peter J.Dougherty, Senior Economics Editor, Princeton University Press author of \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Adam Smith?\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A readable and evenhanded treatment of the complexities of free trade . . . As Rivoli repeatedly makes clear, there is absolutely nothing free about free trade except the slogan.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111551484144,"sku":"9780471724193","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780471724193","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}