Alison Hulme

On the Commodity Trail (eBook, ePUB)

The Journey of a Bargain Store Product from East to West

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Following the journey of eight bargain store objects, Alison Hulme reveals the complex story behind society's simplest and cheapest commodities. Inspired by Walter Benjamin's Arcades Project, On the Commodity Trail explores the colourful and fascinating histories of everyday objects.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000189735
• Artikelnr.: 59574825

Autorenporträt

Alison Hulme is a Teaching Fellow at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK; a Guest Lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK and University College Dublin, Ireland; and Visiting Fellow at University of Otago, New Zealand.

Inhaltsangabe

PrefaceIntroduction: Eight Bargain Store Commodities and their Journeys1.
The Dump: Shanghai and Tianjin as Graveyards and Birthplaces of
Commodities2. The 'Commodity City': Yiwu, the World's Factory of Bargains3.
The Container Port: The Abundant Spaces of Felixstowe and Los Angeles4. The
Bargain Store: Buying and Selling in the West's Spaces of 'Cheap'
Conclusion: ... And Back to the Dump?BibliographyIndex