1. THE IMPERATIVES OF WASTE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction. MEANING AND VALUE IN THE EVERYDAY 1
5. Part I. RE-CIVILIZATION AND RE-ENLIGHTENMENT. Transitions of the Early Postwar Period, 1945–1971
6. 1. THE IMPERATIVES OF WASTE 19
7. 2. BETTER LIVING THROUGH CONSUMPTION 44
8. Part II. SHOCKS, SHIFTS, AND SAFEGUARDS. Defending Middle-Class Lifestyles, 1971–1981
9. 3. WARS AGAINST WASTE 93
10. 4. A BRIGHT STINGINESS 133
11. Part III. ABUNDANT DUALITIES. Wealth and Its Discontents in the 1980s and Beyond
12. 5. CONSUMING DESIRES 161
13. 6. LIVING THE GOOD LIFE? 193
14. 7. BATTLING THE TIME THIEVES 209
15. Part IV. AFFLUENCE OF THE HEART. Identities and Values in the Slow-Growth Era, 1991–Present
16. 8. GREENING CONSCIOUSNESS 223
17. 9. WE ARE ALL WASTE CONSCIOUS NOW 241
18. 10. SORTING THINGS OUT 266
19. Afterword. WASTE AND WELL-BEING 295
20. Notes 307
21. Bibliography 355
22. Index 389