Global Perspectives on Changing Secondhand Economies
- 228 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Global Perspectives on Changing Secondhand Economies
About this book
Providing interdisciplinary and global perspectives, this book examines historical and contemporary changes in secondhand economies, including the emergence and specialization of secondhand venues, the materials involved, as well as the cultural significance of secondhand things and the professions associated with them.
The objects in focus range from used clothing, scrap and waste materials, to antiquities and used cars, thrift stores and circular economies. Growing concerns with sustainability in the West have helped bring about the 'rediscovery' of practices of clothing re-use, re-purposing and re-cycling at the same time as major high-street retailers are establishing programs to return used clothing to their stores for re-sale or recycling. As the contributions to this edited volume demonstrate, recent concerns with the fast pace and adverse effects of global commodity flows have increased the scholarly attention to secondhand economies, both in terms of their history and their significance for livelihoods and sustainability.
The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal, Business History.
Frequently asked questions
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Citation Information
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction: Changing Secondhand Economies
- 1 Domestic textiles and country house sales in Georgian England
- 2 āFence-ing lessonsā: child junkers and the commodification of scrap in the long nineteenth century
- 3 Jews, second-hand trade and upward economic mobility: Introducing the ready-to-wear business in industrializing Helsinki, 1880ā1930
- 4 Shylocks to superheroes: Jewish scrap dealers in Anglo-American popular culture
- 5 The mass consumption of refashioned clothes: Re-dyed kimono in post war Japan
- 6 The work of shopping: Resellers and the informal economy at the goodwill bins
- 7 Valuation in action: Ethnography of an American thrift store
- 8 History as business: Changing dynamics of retailing in Gothenburgās second-hand market
- 9 Second-hand vehicle markets in West Africa: A source of regional disintegration, trade informality and welfare losses
- 10 Urban prototypes: Growing local circular cloth economies