Waste: consuming postwar Japan
Eiko Maruko Siniawer
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Title and Author
Waste: consuming postwar Japan / Eiko Maruko SiniawerPublication Details
ایتاکا : Cornell University Press، 2018مPhysical Description
x, 398 pages: illustrations; 24 cm.Subject
Consumption (Economics)--Social aspects--Japan--HistoryWaste minimization -- Japan -- History
Refuse and refuse disposal--Social aspects--Japan--History
Japan Economic conditions -- 1945-
Japan Social conditions -- 1945-
Language
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references )pages 703-783( and index.
Contents
Introduction: meaning and value in the everyday -- Imperatives of waste -- Better living through consumption -- Wars against waste -- A bright stinginess -- Consuming desires -- Living the good life? -- Battling the time thieves -- Greening consciousness -- We are all waste conscious now -- Sorting things out -- Afterword : waste and well-being