Eiderdown

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Over the centuries eiderdown has been coveted by the Vikings, Russian tsars and medieval tax collectors who accepted it as revenue. The plumage of a fat sea duck, eiderdown – treasured for its extraordinary lightness and insulation – now joins cocaine as an instrument of globalisation and commodity of the super-rich.

In this revelatory essay, Edward Posnett travels to the Westfjords region of Icela...

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Over the centuries eiderdown has been coveted by the Vikings, Russian tsars and medieval tax collectors who accepted it as revenue. The plumage of a fat sea duck, eiderdown – treasured for its extraordinary lightness and insulation – now joins cocaine as an instrument of globalisation and commodity of the super-rich.

In this revelatory essay, Edward Posnett travels to the Westfjords region of Icela...

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  • ISBN: 9781473523401
  • Seitenzahl: 20
  • Kopierschutz: ADOBE_DRM
  • Erscheinungsdatum: 20.01.2015
  • Verlag: VINTAGE DIGITAL
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Formate: epub