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Waste and Consumption - Capitalism, the Environment, and the Life of Things (Hardcover)
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Waste and Consumption - Capitalism, the Environment, and the Life of Things (Hardcover)
Series: Framing 21st Century Social Issues
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This book examines the link between waste and consumption through a
cultural approach that integrates environmental concerns with
reflections on the role that consumption has come to occupy in our
contemporary capitalist societies. The mutual relationship between
capitalism and consumption is addressed along with early critiques
of industrialization that exposed environmental problems. Toxic
waste and its illegal dumping are examined, along with the problem
of abuse of poorere areas and nations when it comes to disposing of
toxic material. The question of solutions to the problems created
by consumption and waste is raised and the claim is advanced that
we do not necessarily need to stop being consumers. This timely
book can be used in introductory sociology, social problems, and
classes on environment and sustainability. This book is part of the
Framing 21st Century Social Issues Series which offers readable,
teachable "thinking frames" on today's social problems and social
issues by leading scholars, all in short 60 page or shorter
formats, and available for view on
http://routledge.customgateway.com/routledge-social-issues.html.
For instructors teaching a wide range of courses in the social
sciences, the Routledge Social Issues Collection now offers the
best of both worlds: originally written short texts that provide
"overviews" to important social issues as well as teachable
excerpts from larger works previously published by Routledge and
other presses.
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