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Histories of the dustheap : waste, material cultures, social justice / / edited by Stephanie Foote and Elizabeth Mazzolini
| Histories of the dustheap : waste, material cultures, social justice / / edited by Stephanie Foote and Elizabeth Mazzolini |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : MIT Press, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.72/8 |
| Collana | Urban and industrial environments |
| Soggetto topico |
Refuse and refuse disposal - Social aspects
Refuse and refuse disposal - Political aspects Waste products - Social aspects Waste products - Political aspects Material culture |
| Soggetto non controllato | ENVIRONMENT/General |
| ISBN |
1-283-63778-2
0-262-30569-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Urban and Industrial Environments Series; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Histories of the Dustheap; Part I The Subjectivities of Garbage; 1 Darker Shades of Green: Love Canal, Toxic Autobiography, and American Environmental Writing; 2 "The Most Radical View of the Whole Subject": George E. Waring Jr., Domestic Waste, and Women's Rights; 3 Enviroblogging: Clearing Green Space in a Virtual World; Part II The Places of Garbage; 4 Missing New Orleans: Tracking Knowledge and Ignorance through an Urban Hazardscape
5 What Gets Buried in a Small Town: Toxic E-Waste and Democratic Frictions in the Crossroads of the United States6 The Garbage Question on Top of the World; Part III The Cultural Contradictions of Garbage; 7 Purification or Profit: Milwaukee and the Contradictions of Sludge; 8 The Rising Tide against Plastic Waste: Unpacking Industry Attempts to Influence the Debate; 9 Time Out of Mind: The Animation of Obsolescence in The Brave Little Toaster; Conclusion: Object Lessons; About the Contributors; Index; Series List |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462144503321 |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : MIT Press, , [2012] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Histories of the dustheap : waste, material cultures, social justice / / edited by Stephanie Foote and Elizabeth Mazzolini
| Histories of the dustheap : waste, material cultures, social justice / / edited by Stephanie Foote and Elizabeth Mazzolini |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : MIT Press, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.72/8 |
| Collana | Urban and industrial environments |
| Soggetto topico |
Refuse and refuse disposal - Social aspects
Refuse and refuse disposal - Political aspects Waste products - Social aspects Waste products - Political aspects Material culture |
| Soggetto non controllato | ENVIRONMENT/General |
| ISBN |
1-283-63778-2
0-262-30569-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Urban and Industrial Environments Series; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Histories of the Dustheap; Part I The Subjectivities of Garbage; 1 Darker Shades of Green: Love Canal, Toxic Autobiography, and American Environmental Writing; 2 "The Most Radical View of the Whole Subject": George E. Waring Jr., Domestic Waste, and Women's Rights; 3 Enviroblogging: Clearing Green Space in a Virtual World; Part II The Places of Garbage; 4 Missing New Orleans: Tracking Knowledge and Ignorance through an Urban Hazardscape
5 What Gets Buried in a Small Town: Toxic E-Waste and Democratic Frictions in the Crossroads of the United States6 The Garbage Question on Top of the World; Part III The Cultural Contradictions of Garbage; 7 Purification or Profit: Milwaukee and the Contradictions of Sludge; 8 The Rising Tide against Plastic Waste: Unpacking Industry Attempts to Influence the Debate; 9 Time Out of Mind: The Animation of Obsolescence in The Brave Little Toaster; Conclusion: Object Lessons; About the Contributors; Index; Series List |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785924903321 |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : MIT Press, , [2012] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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