Warmest congratulations to Prof. Nellie Chu on the release of her new book, Precarious Accumulation: Fast Fashion Bosses in Transnational Guangzhou, published by Duke University Press on February 3, 2026!
This 280-page work—enriched with 10 illustrative visuals—offers an extraordinary deep dive into the lives of migrant entrepreneurs at the core of Guangzhou’s fast fashion industry, one of the world’s most dynamic hubs of transnational commodity production. Drawing on immersive fieldwork in the city’s urban villages and household workshops, Prof. Chu masterfully chronicles the intersecting journeys of rural Chinese migrants, West African traders, and South Korean jobbers as they navigate the high-speed, low-margin world of just-in-time garment production that fuels global wealth accumulation.
Heartfelt congratulations to Prof. Nellie Chu on this significant achievement—we can’t wait for readers to dive into this compelling work!
