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EAN13
9783716518267
Éditeur
Benteli
Date de publication
14 octobre 2016
Collection
CODE COLLECTION DISPO
Nombre de pages
111
Dimensions
25,7 x 17 x 2 cm
Poids
578 g
Langue
ger

Making A Living From Old Shoes, Tanzanian Street Vendors As Urban Experts

Tabea Grob, Christa Luginbühl, Alexis Malefakis

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Prix public : 29,90 €

<p>Our old shoes embark on a new life in Africa. While many people believe that their used clothes donations are distributed free of charge to the needy in the Third World, the trade in second-hand clothes is actually an international business. In addition to commercial clothes collectors, sorters, and interim dealers, thousands of street dealers in Africa live off the sale of second-hand clothes and shoes. </p><p>They have to know which shoes are in fashion on the streets at the time, the various types of customers and the styles that are in demand by them, when and where these customers are most likely to be found, how to best approach them, and what they are willing to pay. This specialized expert knowledge is the basis of a successful livelihood. </p><p>The book provides ethnographic insights into the life of a group of street dealers of the Tanzanian multi-million metropolis Dar es Salaam.</p>
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