Historic global commodity networks: the research potential of rubbish dumps for the study of rural household market access during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

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Abstract

This article discusses the research potential of rubbish dumps for the study of rural household market access during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By investigating the global commodity networks associated with four rubbish dumps excavated by the authors in the East Anglian region, at Hempstead (Norfolk), Kirton and Falkenham (Suffolk) and Holme Hale (Norfolk), the article will show how these archives can be used to locate individual rural households within the international capitalist system. This article also discusses the potential challenges faced when analysing the historic rubbish dump archives.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)161-175
Number of pages15
JournalRural History
Volume28
Issue number2
Early online date3 Oct 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2017

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