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Waste of a nation : garbage and growth in India /

"Why is India so filthy?" This book draws on four years of research by an anthropologist and historian to tease out reasons for India's public-sanitation agonies. From the days of Mahatma Gandhi to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has struggled with garbage and human excrement. In...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Doron, Assa (Author), Jeffrey, Robin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Time and place
  • Growth and garbage
  • Sewage and society
  • Recycling and value
  • Technology and imperfection
  • Local governments and limitations
  • Occupations and possibilities
  • Conclusion.