I remember reading The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy (1) for an undergrad class about globalization - a light, quick read but one that stuck with me through college and post-graduation. Highly recommended.

The narrative follows the lifecycle of a t-shirt, from the farming of cotton in the southern US, to China where the shirts are created, back to the US for sale, and ultimately to Africa after donation.

1) https://www.amazon.com/Travels-T-Shirt-Global-Economy-Econom...

This story's been done before but planet money is still awesome

http://www.amazon.com/The-Travels-T-Shirt-Global-Economy/dp/...