Nothing New : A History of Second-hand / Robyn Annear.

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Nothing New : A History of Second-hand / Robyn Annear.

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Nothing New : A History of Second-hand / Robyn Annear.

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Full title

Nothing New : A History of Second-hand / Robyn Annear.

Author / Creator

Annear, Robyn. author.

Publisher

Melbourne, Victoria : The Text Publishing Company, 2019.

Record Identifier

74VKam3AOzJX

MMS ID

991024334106102626

Language

English

Formats

ebooks

Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (304 pages)

Content type

text

Media type

computer

Carrier type

online resource

Publication information

Publisher

Melbourne, Victoria : The Text Publishing Company, 2019.

Place of Publication

Victoria

Date Published

2019.

Access and use

Access Conditions

National edeposit: Available onsite at national, state and territory libraries Online access with authorization

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Scope and Contents

Summary

'Given the way we live now,' writes Robyn Annear, 'it would be easy to suppose that newness has always been venerated.' But as this wonderfully entertaining short history makes clear, modern consumerism is an aberration. Mostly, everyday objects-from cast-off cookware to clothing worn down to rags-have enjoyed long lives and the appreciation of ser...