On the Commodity Trail: The Journey of a Bargain Store Product from East to West 1000183106, 9781000183108

Following the journey of eight bargain store objects, Alison Hulme reveals the complex story behind society’s simplest a

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On the Commodity Trail: The Journey of a Bargain Store Product from East to West
1000183106, 9781000183108

From raw materials on municipal rubbish dumps in the Far East, to newly re-made products and a journey across the seas,

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