Introduction : meaning and value in the everyday -- Imperatives of waste -- Better living through consumption -- Wars against waste -- A bright stinginess -- Consuming desires -- Living the good life? -- Battling the time thieves -- Greening consciousness -- We are all waste conscious now -- Sorting things out -- Afterword : waste and well-being
Summary
"A history of the many and changing ideas of waste in Japan from the mid-1940s to the present"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher
