Waste into Weapons Recycling in Britain During the Second World War |
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| Author:
| Thorsheim, Peter |
| Series title: | Studies in Environment and History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-49209-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2016 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $41.99 |
Book Description:
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Waste into Weapons is the first in-depth history of twentieth-century recycling in Britain. Based on meticulous research, Peter Thorsheim examines the relationship between armaments production, civil liberties, cultural preservation, and diplomacy as these elements played out during Britain's government-sponsored recycling campaign in the Second World War.
Waste into Weapons is the first in-depth history of twentieth-century recycling in Britain. Based on meticulous research, Peter Thorsheim examines the relationship between armaments production, civil liberties, cultural preservation, and diplomacy as these elements played out during Britain's government-sponsored recycling campaign in the Second World War.