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The Idea of Waste: On the Limits of Human Life
By John Scanlan
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By John Scanlan
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A compelling rumination on detritus as an essential, meaningful, yet often problematic facet of human existence.
This book starts with the premise that waste is inevitable in human societyand ends with a meditation on its inevitability. The Idea of Waste explores how we have grappled with both the material reality and the specter of this shapeshifting phenomenon throughout historyutilizing it, dreaming of overcoming it, yet never escaping it. John Scanlan explores what waste is and why i...
This book starts with the premise that waste is inevitable in human societyand ends with a meditation on its inevitability. The Idea of Waste explores how we have grappled with both the material reality and the specter of this shapeshifting phenomenon throughout historyutilizing it, dreaming of overcoming it, yet never escaping it. John Scanlan explores what waste is and why i...
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