Title: The Culture of Flushing
First published: August 30, 2007
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.
Subjects: Sewage, History, Law and legislation, Salubrité publique, Aspect social, Histoire, Droit, Sanitation, Legislation & jurisprudence, Public Health, Eaux usées, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Environmental, Waste Management, Kanalisation, Abwasserbeseitigung, Salubrite? publique, Social aspects, Public Health Practice, History, 20th Century, History, 19th Century