Rubbish!: The Archaeology of Garbage Paperback - 2001
by Rathje, William; Murphy, Cullen
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- Title Rubbish!: The Archaeology of Garbage
- Author Rathje, William; Murphy, Cullen
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 280
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Arizona Press, Tucson
- Date 2001
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0816521433I3N10
- ISBN 9780816521432 / 0816521433
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 1.78 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Garbage Project (University of Arizona), Refuse and refuse disposal - Research - New
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00053526
- Dewey Decimal Code 363.7
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It is from the discards of former civilizations that archaeologists have reconstructed most of what we know about the past, and it is through their examination of today's garbage that William Rathje and Cullen Murphy inform us of our present. "Rubbish!" is their witty and erudite investigation into all aspects of the phenomenon of garbage. Rathje and Murphy show what the study of garbage tells us about a population's demographics and buying habits. Along the way, they dispel the common myths about our "garbage crisis"--about fast-food packaging and disposable diapers, about biodegradable garbage and the acceleration of the average family's garbage output. They also suggest methods for dealing with the garbage we do have.