Tag Archives: Clothing

Recycling Indian Clothing: Global Contexts of Reuse and Value

… is the title of a new book by Lucy Norris of the Department of Anthropology, University College, London. The blurb: In today’s globally connected marketplace, a wedding sari in rural north India may become a woman’s blouse or cushion cover in a Western boutique. Lucy Norris’s anthropological study of the recycling of clothes in Delhi… Read More »

Business advice for the Nigerian 2010 election season

BusinessDay: There is going to be lots of jobs and racketeering during the period. Artisans would make more money and thugs will have more jobs to do for their principals which would mean more money for them. The list of those that will benefit is endless. Election campaign involves a lot of activities which include… Read More »