A crisis of waste?: understanding the rubbish society

By:

O'Brien, Martin

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge advances in SociologyPublication details: Routledge 2011 New YorkDescription: xv, 193 pISBN:

9780415514729

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

363.728 O2C7

Summary: This book takes a measured look at the 'crisis of waste' in modern society and it does so historically, sociologically and critically. It tells stories about past and present ‘crises’ of waste and puts them in their appropriate social and industrial contexts. From Charles Dickens to Don DeLillo, from the internal combustion engine to fish fingers, from kitchen grease to the Tour de France this book digs deep into society’s dust piles and emerges with untold treasures of the imagination. https://www.routledge.com/A-Crisis-of-Waste-Understanding-the-Rubbish-Society/OBrien/p/book/9780415514729

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Ahmedabad General Stacks	Non-fiction	363.728 O2C7 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		197698

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Introduction: Rubbish Society? 1. Rubbish Histories 2. Rubbish Literatures 3. Rubbish Industries 4. Rubbish Households 5. Rubbish Relationships 6. Rubbish Idealism 7. Rubbish Materialism. Conclusion: Rubbish Society!

This book takes a measured look at the 'crisis of waste' in modern society and it does so historically, sociologically and critically. It tells stories about past and present ‘crises’ of waste and puts them in their appropriate social and industrial contexts. From Charles Dickens to Don DeLillo, from the internal combustion engine to fish fingers, from kitchen grease to the Tour de France this book digs deep into society’s dust piles and emerges with untold treasures of the imagination.

https://www.routledge.com/A-Crisis-of-Waste-Understanding-the-Rubbish-Society/OBrien/p/book/9780415514729

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