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

by Alison Hulme

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.

Along the way, we observe raw materials on municipal rubbish dumps in China, newly re-made products in the world's largest wholesale market, and take...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472572858
• ISBN13: 9781472572851
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.2"