The Waste Fix: Seizures of the Sacred from Upton Sinclair to the Sopranos (Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory)
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- Synopsis
- First published in 2002. This book explores the philosophical, social, and aesthetic implications of twentieth-century America's obsession with eliminating waste. Through interdisciplinary engagement with fiction and popular culture, William Little traces the way this obsession finds expression in powerful social forces (e.g., the drive to consume conspicuously; the Progressive-era campaign to manage scientifically; the current demand to "reduce, reuse, recycle"), and shows how such forces are governed by an idealism that links proper treatment of waste with the promise of salvation.
- Copyright:
- 2003
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781136746833
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780203819951, 9780415940535, 9780415940535, 9781138986930, 9781138986930
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 05/11/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Taylor
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.