Plastic water : the social and material life of bottled water

Plastic water : the social and material life of bottled water /

"How did branded bottles of water insinuate themselves into our daily lives? Why did water become an economic good--no longer a common resource but a commercial product, in industry parlance a "fast moving consumer good," or FMCG? Plastic Water examines the processes behind this trans...

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Main Authors: Hawkins, Gay (Author), Potter, Emily (Author), Race, Kane (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2015
Subjects:
Bottled water industry.
Bottled water industry > Social aspects.
Bottled water.
Bottled water > Social aspects.
Drinking water.
Drinking water > Social aspects.
drinking water.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Packaging water
  • From containers to contents : branding water
  • Frequent sipping : assembling the subject of hydration
  • Drinking water arrangements in Bangkok : accommodating bottles
  • Enacting water scarcity in Chennai
  • Practices of economization : recycling plastic bottles in Hanoi
  • Contesting bottled water markets : issues and material publics
  • Spinning the bottle : ethically branded bottled water and the rise of cause-related marketing
  • Conclusions.

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