Rubbish Theory: The Creation and Destruction of Value
- ISBN-10
- 1786800977
- ISBN-13
- 9781786800978
- Series
- Rubbish Theory
- Category
- Catastrophes (Mathematics)
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017
- Author
- Michael Thompson
Description
New edition of this classic work which asks: How do objects that are of little worth or worth nothing become valuable?
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- 2017-06-05
- 304 pages
- Paperback
- Pluto Press (UK)
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