The Politics of Trash : How Governments Used Corruption to Clean Cities, 1890-1929 /

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"A study of the development of municipal garbage collection in US cities, 1894-1929."--

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Strach, Patricia (Author), Sullivan, Kathleen S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Refuse and refuse disposal > Political aspects.
Refuse and refuse disposal.
Municipal government > Corrupt practices.
Municipal government > Corrupt practices > United States > History > 20th century.
Municipal government > Corrupt practices > United States > History > 19th century.
Refuse and refuse disposal > United States > History > 20th century.
Refuse and refuse disposal > United States > History > 19th century.
Refuse and refuse disposal > Political aspects > United States.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : The Garbage Problem
  • A Conceptual Roadmap : Theory and Methods
  • Ready to Help : Experts Urge Municipal Garbage Collection
  • Ready to Profit : Inadequate Garbage Collection by Corrupt Regimes
  • Picking Up Trash : Adequate Garbage Collection by Corrupt Regimes
  • Solving the Garbage Can Problem : Racialized Gender Hierarchy and
  • Compliance
  • Getting and Keeping Garbage Collection : Municipal Reliance on
  • Racial Hierarchy
  • The Politics of Garbage Collection : Lessons Learned
  • Conclusion : Everyday Politics in Practice.

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