On Garbage
1st Edition
Published on 31. October 2000
208 pages
978-1-86189-634-6 (ISBN)
Description
A wide-ranging exploration of cultural 'garbage'; John Scanlan argues that Western culture has evolved by a process of disposal, not only of material waste but of outmoded ideas and concepts.
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John Scanlan is an AHRB Research Fellow in environmental history at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
Content
- On Garbage Cover
- Imprint page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Garbage Metaphorics
- 2 Garbage and Knowledge
- 3 Garbage Aesthetics
- 4 Garbage Matters
- 5 Garbage and the Uncanny
- Afterword
- References
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- Photographic Acknowledgements
- Index
