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...

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Main Author: Benidickson, Jamie
Other Authors: Wynn, Graeme
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2007.
Series:Nature, history, society.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"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
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 404 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-394) and index.
ISBN:9780774855532
0774855533
1282593315
9781282593312
9786612593314
6612593318
ISSN:1713-6687

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