Trading Places: The Merchants of Nairobi

by Steve Bloom

In Nairobi, slick advertising has made few inroads, and shopping malls and supermarkets remain a rarity. People buy their daily necessities locally, from small traders within their communities. Business owners paint their own billboards and signs, or call in friends who happen to be handy with a paintbrush. The results are delightfully quirky--an authentic form of popular street graphics that is endlessly fascinating.

"Beauty is your birthright"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 050054381X
• ISBN13: 9780500543818
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 11.8" x 8.9"