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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis is a good book, with a masterful balance of common sense and sophisticated social analysis that does not let relevance be defined by academic discourse only.May 2008
-- Judit Bodnar * American Journal of Sociology *
Gille's book is a fascinating analysis of environmental policies and the politics of waste, as well a study of socialism through its relationships with what is usually considered as a byproduct of production and/or consumption. Year XV.2 2009
-- Barbara Potrata * Leeds Institute of Health Studies *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
1. Was State Socialism Wasteful?
2. Toward a Social Theory of Waste
Part 1. Discipline and Recycle (1948–1974)
3. Metallic Socialism
4. The Primitive Accumulation of Waste in Metallic Socialism
Part 2. Reform and Reduce (1975–1984)
5. The Efficiency Model
6. The Limits of Efficiency
Part 3. Privatize and Incinerate (1985–present)
7. The Chemical Model
8. "Building a Castle out of Shit": The Wastelands of the New Europe
9. Conclusion
Notes
Sources and References
Index
