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Following things of rubbish value

End-of-life ships, ‘chock-chocky’ furniture and the Bangladeshi middle class consumer

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ID8946194
AuthorsNicky Gregson (0000-0002-2796-389X, University of Sheffield, corresponding author), Mike Crang (0000-0001-7678-8496, Durham University), Farid Uddin Ahamed (Durham University), F Ahamed, Nazneen Akhter (0000-0002-9691-4813, University of Chittagong), Rehnuma Ferdous (0000-0001-5319-9007, University of Chittagong)
Year2010
Volume41
Issue6
Pages846-854
Publication date2010-08-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeoforum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.geoforum.2010.05.007
OpenAlexW2072943829
LanguageEN
Citations received137
References cited51

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