What the Victorians threw away
By: Tom Licence
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Oxford; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9781782978756; 9781782978763
Subjects: Social life and customs; Consumer behavior; Packaging waste; Consumption (Economics); Refuse and refuse disposal; History
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.