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008 070309s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 _a2007009906
020 _a0415960983
_c(hardback : alk. paper)
020 _a9780415960984
_c(hardback : alk. paper)
082 _a363.7
_b
_2
100 1 _aO'Brien, Martin,
_d1957-
245 1 2 _aA crisis of waste? :
_bunderstanding the rubbish society /
_cMartin O'Brien
260 _aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_cc2008
300 _axv, 193 p. :
_bill ;
_c24 cm
440 0 _aRoutledge advances in sociology ;
_v33
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 183-189) and index
505 0 _aIntroduction: Rubbish society? -- Rubbish histories -- Rubbish literatures -- Rubbish industries -- Rubbish households -- Rubbish relationships -- Rubbish idealisms -- Rubbish materialisms -- Conclusion: Rubbish society!
520 _aTakes a look at the 'crisis of waste' in modern society and it does so historically, sociologically and critically. This book tells stories about past and present 'crises' of waste and puts them in their appropriate social and industrial contexts.
650 0 _aRefuse and refuse disposal
650 0 _aSustainable development
650 0 _aUrban ecology
650 0 _aUrbanization
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