What the Victorians threw away / / Tom Licence

• Autore: Licence Tom
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, England ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Oxbow Books, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (121 pages) : color illustrations
• Disciplina: 339.4/7094109034
• Soggetto topico: Consumption (Economics) - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Consumer behavior - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Packaging waste - Environmental aspects - Great Britain; Refuse and refuse disposal - Great Britain - History
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Social life and customs
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Labourers' cottages in Kent -- A postman's rubbish in Shropshire -- A Norfolk rectory -- Conclusions.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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"--
• Titolo autorizzato: What the Victorians threw away
• ISBN: 1-78297-878-X; 1-78297-876-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910155074503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II