Secondhand travels in the new global garage sale
"In Secondhand, journalist Adam Minter takes us on an unexpected adventure into the often-hidden, multibillion-dollar industry of reuse: thrift stores in the American Southwest to vintage shops in Tokyo, flea markets in Southeast Asia to used-goods enterprises in Ghana, and more. Along the way, Mint...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2019.
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| Summary: | "In Secondhand, journalist Adam Minter takes us on an unexpected adventure into the often-hidden, multibillion-dollar industry of reuse: thrift stores in the American Southwest to vintage shops in Tokyo, flea markets in Southeast Asia to used-goods enterprises in Ghana, and more. Along the way, Minter meets the fascinating people who handle-and profit from-our rising tide of discarded stuff, and asks a pressing question: In a world that craves shiny and new, is there room for it all?"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 299 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-291) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781635570106 1635570107 |
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