Unmaking Waste: New Histories of Old Things

by Sarah Newman

Explores the concept of waste from fresh historical, cultural, and geographical perspectives.

Garbage is often assumed to be an inevitable part and problem of human existence. But when did people actually come to think of things as "trash"--as becoming worthless over time or through use, as having an end?

Unmaking Waste tackles these questions through a long-term, cross-cultural approach. Drawing on archaeological finds,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226826376
• ISBN13: 9780226826370
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 296 Pages