The Culture of Flushing: A Social and Legal History of Sewage

by Jamie Benidickson

Book Overview

To most, the flush of a toilet seems a routine motion to banish waste and ensure cleanliness: safe, efficient, necessary, nonpolitical, and utterly unremarkable. However, Jamie Benidickson's examination of the social and legal history of sewage in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom demonstrates that the uncontroversial reputation of flushing is deceptive. In a time when community water quality can no longer be taken for granted,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774812915
• ISBN13: 9780774812917
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.0"