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Book SynopsisHow do objects that have lost their value become valuable once again?
Trade Review'Original, insightful, and entertaining' -- Ian Stewart, author of Seventeen Equations that Changed the World (Profile Books, 2012)
'Witty and wide-ranging scholarly scholarly study ... a fascinating contribution to cultural theory' -- The Guardian
'A remarkably original and creative book, far ahead of its time. Thompson's analysis is not only a major contribution to the anthropological theorising of waste and value, but it is also highly relevant for the contemporary dilemmas of growth and environmental destruction' -- Thomas Hylland Eriksen, author of Overheating (Pluto, 2016)
'Highly recommended' -- CHOICE
Table of ContentsForeword by Joshua O. Reno
Preface
Introduction to the New Edition
1. The Filth in the Way
2. Stevengraphs - Yesterday’s Kitsch
3. Rat-infested Slum or Glorious Heritage?
4. From Things to Ideas
5. A Dynamic Theory of Rubbish
6. Art and the Ends of Economic Activity
7. Monster Conservation
8. The Geometry of Credibility
9. The Geometry of Confidence
10. The Needle’s Eye
Afterword (co-authored by M. Bruce Beck)
Notes
Index
