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ambivalence
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flexible work
forthcoming
freedom
global commodity chains
Harris Tweed weaving
heritage
infrastructure
interdependence
livelihood strategies
narratives
Outer Hebrides
personal narratives
place-making
precariousness
production
provenance
remoteness
resourcefulness
roads
Scotland
Scottish Gaelic
shared repertoires
textile production
time
tweed van
uncertainty
values
work and labour
work-life balance
Product details
- ISBN 9781836955801
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 15 Jun 2026
- Publisher: Berghahn Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Trademark-protected since 1910, the famous woollen cloth known as Harris Tweed can only be produced in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland – yet it is exported to over 50 countries around the world. Examining contemporary experiences of work and life, this book is the first in-depth anthropological study of the renowned textile industry, complementing and updating existing historical and ethnographic research. Drawing on one year of ethnographic fieldwork research in the Outer Hebrides, it offers an intimate account of industry workers’ lived experiences and contributes to anthropological debates on work and labour, cultural production, inclusive belonging and place-making in global capitalism.
Joana Nascimento is a social anthropologist based at the University of Cambridge, where she works as a postdoctoral teaching and research associate. Her research explores the social, cultural and political-economic complexities of contemporary work and livelihood strategies.
