{"product_id":"waste-and-want-a-social-history-of-trash-1","title":"Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash","description":"An unprecedented look at that most commonplace act of everyday life-throwing things out-and how it has transformed American society.\n\nSusan Strasser's pathbreaking histories of housework and the rise of the mass market have become classics in the literature of consumer culture. Here she turns to an essential but neglected part of that culture-the trash it produces-and finds in it an unexpected wealth of meaning.\n\nBefore the twentieth century, streets and bodies stank, but trash was nearly nonexistent. With goods and money scarce, almost everything was reused. Strasser paints a vivid picture of an America where scavenger pigs roamed the streets, swill children collected kitchen garbage, and itinerant peddlers traded manufactured goods for rags and bones. Over the last hundred years, however, Americans have become hooked on convenience, disposability, fashion, and constant technological change-the rise of mass consumption has led to waste on a previously unimaginable scale.\n\nLively and colorful, Waste and Want recaptures a hidden part of our social history, vividly illustrating that what counts as trash depends on who's counting, and that what we throw away defines us as much as what we keep.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0805065121\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0805065121.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Strasser, Susan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43374020263997,"sku":"BVV.0805065121.G","price":6.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0805065121-0.jpg?v=1784583645","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/waste-and-want-a-social-history-of-trash-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}