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An edition of Rubbish! (1992)

Rubbish!

the archaeology of garbage

1st ed.

by and

  • 3 Want to read

It is from the discards of former civilizations that archaeologists have reconstructed most of what we know about the past, and it is through their examination of today’s garbage that William Rathje and Cullen Murphy inform us of our present. Rubbish! is their witty and erudite investigation into all aspects of the phenomenon of garbage. Rathje and Murphy show what the study of garbage tells us about a population’s demographics and buying habits. Along the way, they dispel the common myths about our “garbage crisis”—about fast-food packaging and disposable diapers, about biodegradable garbage and the acceleration of the average family’s garbage output. They also suggest methods for dealing with the garbage that we do have.

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HarperCollins Publishers
Language
English
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250

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Case studies, Garbage Project (University of Arizona), New York (N.Y.), Refuse and refuse disposal, Research, United States, New York Times reviewed

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New York, New York (State), United States
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Cover of: Rubbish!
Rubbish!: The Archaeology of Garbage
March 2001, University of Arizona Press
Paperback in English
Cover of: La ji zhi ge
La ji zhi ge
1994, Shi bao wen hua chu ban qi yeh yu xian gong si
in Chinese - Chu ban
Cover of: Rubbish!
Rubbish!: The Archaeology of Garbage
May 1993, Perennial
in English
Cover of: Rubbish!
Rubbish!: The Archaeology of Garbage
June 1992, HarperCollins
in English
Cover of: Rubbish!
Rubbish!: the archaeology of garbage
1992, HarperCollins Publishers
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Rubbish!
Rubbish!: the archaeology of garbage
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Dewey Decimal Class
363.72/8/097471
Library of Congress
TD793.3 .R38 1992, TD793.3.R38 1992

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250 p. :
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250

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OL1566469M
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0060166037
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91050452
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25026293
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113336
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