{"product_id":"9781780019673","title":"World Factory: The Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eMade in China. Sold in Britain. Worn by you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the factory floor to the catwalk, from Shanghai to London, \u003cem\u003eWorld Factory\u003c\/em\u003e weaves together the untold stories of people connected by the global textile industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis published edition of \u003cem\u003eWorld Factory: The Game\u003c\/em\u003e adapts the highly successful, provocative and participative theatre production for the page, offering readers the opportunity to play – as individuals or in teams – the managers of a clothing factory in China and recreate the experience of the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ novel, the game has multiple routes and outcomes, interlinking questions of ethics, fashion, consumer capitalism, environmental impact, working conditions, migration and globalisation. In a cross between Monopoly and poker, players trade in workers and money, but it is a game about values – will you be an ethical factory owner or will profits always come first? In the rag trade, can anyone ever really win?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorld Factory\u003c\/em\u003e was created and produced in 2015 by the performing arts company METIS, in co-production with the New Wolsey Theatre, Young Vic, and Company of Angels. It was performed at the Young Vic, London, and on tour of the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Lively, ambitious and highly entertaining' - \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Smart, mischievous and genuinely thought-provoking’ - \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131346632944,"sku":"9781780019673","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780019673_p0.jpg?v=1763710742","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780019673","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}