The Business of Waste Great Britain and Germany, 1945 to the Present |
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| Author:
| Stokes, Raymond G.
Köster, Roman
Sambrook, Stephen C. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-02721-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $160.95 |
Book Description:
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The advent of consumer societies in the United Kingdom and West Germany after 1945 led to mass "production" of garbage. This book compares the social, cultural, and economic fallout of the growing volume and changing composition of waste in the two countries from 1945 to the present through sustained attention to changes in the business of handling household waste.
The advent of consumer societies in the United Kingdom and West Germany after 1945 led to mass "production" of garbage. This book compares the social, cultural, and economic fallout of the growing volume and changing composition of waste in the two countries from 1945 to the present through sustained attention to changes in the business of handling household waste.