Author : Susan Strasser
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0805065121
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Waste and Want by : Susan Strasser
Download or read book Waste and Want written by Susan Strasser and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the importance of trash in American social history describes the virtual nonexistence of trash before the twentieth century during a time when every scrap had a use and discusses the rise of the culture of disposability and its long-term implications. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.