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The culture of flushing : a social and legal history of sewage /
"To most, the flush of a toilet is routine - the way we banish waste and ensure cleanliness. It is safe, efficient, necessary, nonpolitical, and utterly unremarkable. Yet Jamie Benidickson's examination of the social and legal history of sewage in Canada, the United States, and the United...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Vancouver :
UBC Press,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Nature, history, society.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "To most, the flush of a toilet is routine - the way we banish waste and ensure cleanliness. It is safe, efficient, necessary, nonpolitical, and utterly unremarkable. Yet 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. The Culture of Flushing is particularly relevant in a time when community water quality can no longer be taken for granted, as it investigates and clarifies the murky evolution of waste treatment."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 404 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-394) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780774855532 0774855533 1282593315 9781282593312 9786612593314 6612593318 |
| ISSN: | 1713-6687 |