The Culture of Flushing
Subtitle: A Social And Legal History of Sewage (Nature/History/Society)
Contributors: Graeme Wynn (Foreword)
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Published: February 28, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780774812917
Subjects: Sewage treatment & disposal; Waste management; Technology & Engineering; History - General History; Science/Mathematics; Legal History; Modern - General; Social History; Anthropology - Cultural; Civil
Description: "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.