How Bottled Water Transformed From Luxury to $300 Billion Global Commodity

A new book examines how bottled water evolved from a luxury item for the privileged few into a $300 billion global consumer product over the past four decades, while exploring its impact on human health.

"Unbottled," written by Daniel Jaffee and published by Arl, draws on more than a decade of anthropological field research. The book reveals how bottled water sits at a controversial intersection of multiple issues, including environmental pollution, ecological crisis, inequality, public welfare, and capitalism.

The book is priced at 30,000 won.