Consumption and Waste in American Environmental History

by Martin V. Melosi

Consumption and Waste in American Environmental History is an accessible introduction to the consumption experience, wasting practices, and disposal history of the United States, spanning precontact to the present.

Centered around concise case studies, the book confronts consumption and consumerism and assesses the impact of solid and hazardous wastes from political, economic, social, and especially environmental perspectives. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032375167
• ISBN13: 9781032375168
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.