Idea of Waste

On the Limits of Human Life

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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The Idea of Waste starts with the premise that waste is inevitable in human society. It explores how we have grappled with both the material reality and the spectre of this shape-shifting phenomenon throughout history – utilizing it, dreaming of overcoming it, yet never escaping it. John Scanlan investigates what waste is and why it seems to be intrinsic to human life, at every turn, in every age and epoch. He demonstrates how waste never disappears completely but rather only proliferates anew. The compelling narrative shows waste to be both an enduring material consequence of human activity and an idea or state of being.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-03-24
Mått156 x 234 x 30 mm
Vikt620 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor304
FörlagReaktion Books
ISBN9781836390343

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In The Idea of Waste, John Scanlan has produced yet another valuable think piece about ‘what waste is and what it has been’. ‘It is about how we have lived with waste,’ he asserts, ‘made use of it as a thing or idea, and dreamt of escaping or conquering its negative effects once and for all.’ As usual, Scanlan offers a lot to chew on in this new book in a field that has seen amazing growth in recent years.