What the Victorians threw away

• Tác giả: Tom Licence
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN: 9781782978756 (softcover : alkaline paper)
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 339.47094109034 Factors affecting income and wealth
• Mô tả vật lý: x, 110 pages : , color illustrations ; , 21 cm
• Bộ sưu tập: Xã hội, kinh tế, luật
• ID: 280962
• Chủ đề: 1. Consumer behavior--History--19th century--Great Britain; 2. Consumption (Economics)--History--19th century--Great Britain; 3. Packaging waste--Environmental aspects--Great Britain; 4. Refuse and refuse disposal--History--Great Britain

Includes bibliographical references.

Tóm tắt

"In this highly readable little book Tom Licence reveals how everyday objects, dug from the ground, contribute to the bigger story of how our great grandparents built a throwaway society from the twin foundations of packaging and mass consumption and illustrates how our own throwaway habits were formed"-- Provided by publisher.