| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Economic regulation and the value of concealment -- The ethics of piracy -- Brand pollution -- Fiscal and moral accountability -- Making the highlands safe for business -- Conclusion : late style. |
| Summary |
"Fashion knock-offs are everywhere. Even in the out-of-the-way markets of highland Guatemala, fake branded clothes offer a cheap, stylish alternative for people who can't afford high-priced originals. Fashion companies have taken notice, ensuring that international trade agreements include stronger intellectual property protections to prevent brand 'piracy.' Regulating Style approaches the fashion industry from the perspective of indigenous Maya people who make and sell knock-offs, asking why they copy and wear popular brands, how they interact with legal frameworks and state institutions that criminalize their livelihood, and what is really at stake for fashion companies in the global regulation of style"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Clothing trade -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Guatemala.
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Clothing trade -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Guatemala. |
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Clothing trade. |
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Clothing trade -- Law and legislation -- Guatemala.
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Clothing trade -- Law and legislation. |
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Intellectual property infringement -- Economic aspects -- Guatemala.
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Intellectual property infringement. |
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Fashion -- Social aspects -- Guatemala.
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Fashion -- Social aspects. |
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Mayas -- Employment -- Guatemala.
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Mayas. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thomas, Kedron, 1979- Regulating style. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016] 9780520290969 (DLC) 2016033503 |
| ISBN |
9780520964860 (electronic book) |
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0520964861 (electronic book) |
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9780520290969 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0520290968 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780520290976 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0520290976 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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