FABRIC SCIENCE (H/C)

WITH THE INCREASING EMPHASIS ON TEXTILES AS A MAJOR GLOBAL INDUSTRY, FABRIC SCIENCE, 9TH EDITION CONTINUES THE LONG TRADITION OF MEETING THE NEEDS OF BOTH STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE TEXTILE, FASHION AND RELATED INDUSTRIES. THE BEST-SELLING INTRODUCTORY TEXT IS FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS WHO NEED A SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF BASIC TEXTILES. AMONGST OTHER NEW MATERIAL, COHEN AND JOHNSON ADDRESS THE EFFECT OF TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGHOUT THE TEXT. THEY ADDRESS THE VARIETY OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DESIGN, PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND MERCHANDISING OF TEXTILES, APPAREL, AND HOME PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WORLD OF TEXTILES. NEW TO THIS EDITION --NEW CHAPTER "TEXTILES AND THE ENVIRONMENT" AND DISCUSSIONS THROUGHOUT THE TEXT ON THE EFFECT OF TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT -- NEW SECTION ENTITLED INDUSTRIAL FABRICS FOCUSING ON FABRICS ENGINEERED TO MEET SPECIAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS SEAT BELTS (TRANSPORTATION), BANDAGES (