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Jean-Pierre Digard , Tristes topiques. Souvenirs anthropologiques, passions et questions , Paris, L’Harmattan, 2021, 197 p.

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: The resale of durable goods on the second-hand market can be explained by economic factors in a context of crisis and increasing inequalities. The democratization of digital technologies and new consumer values of reuse and waste reduction have also encouraged a move to give a second life to goods people have bought. This article examines two forms of work taken by book resellers on a popular French classifieds website, leboncoin. We explore the labour process, the skills required and the other reasons that explain why individuals devote their leisure time to the second-hand book market.

Source: Ethnologie française

DOI: 10.3917/ethn.231.0135

Author: Christian Bromberger

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Université, Institut d'ethnologie méditerranéenne européenne et comparative

Language: French

Topic: Anthropological Studies and Insights

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Responsible consumption and production, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4327925632

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