The Waste Fix; Seizures of the Sacred from Upton Sinclair to the Sopranos (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781138986930)

First published in 2002. This book explores the philosophical, social, and aesthetic implications of twentieth-century America's obsession with eliminating waste. Through interdisciplinary engagement with fiction and popular culture, William Little traces the way this obsession finds expression in powerful social forces (e.g., the drive to consume conspicuously; the Progressive-era campaign to manage scientifically; the current demand to reduce, reuse, recycle), and shows how such forces are governed by an idealism that links proper treatment of waste with the promise of salvation.

Author: William G. Little
ISBN-10: 1138986933
ISBN-13: 9781138986930
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 04/02/2021
Pages: 190
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d