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Waste and Want : A Social History of Trash
Waste and Want A Social History of Trash
Author: Susan Strasser
An unprecedented look at that most commonplace act of everyday life-throwing things out-and how it has transformed American society. — Susan Strasser's pathbreaking histories of housework and the rise of the mass market have become classics in the literature of consumer culture. Here she turns to an essential but neglected part of that culture-th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780805065121
ISBN-10: 0805065121
Publication Date: 9/1/2000
Pages: 368
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2.8 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Owl Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 6
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I read this book a while ago, so it's hard to make an accurate review at this point. However, I did really enjoy it. Strasser explains a lot about the history of trash that is not commonly known.


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