Waste of a Nation - Garbage and Growth in India

Assa Doron and Robin Jeffrey argue that in India the removal and reuse of waste lays waste to human lives. People at the bottom are injured and stigmatized as they work with sewage, toxic chemicals, and rotting garbage. If India is to emerge as a model for the world, its policies will have to reach beyond the environment, to encompass empathy.

About the author

Assa Doron is Professor of Anthropology and South Asia at the School of Culture, History, and Language, Australian National University.Robin Jeffrey is Visiting Research Professor at the Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore, and an emeritus professor of La Trobe University (Melbourne) and the Australian National University (Canberra).

Summary

Assa Doron and Robin Jeffrey argue that in India the removal and reuse of waste lays waste to human lives. People at the bottom are injured and stigmatized as they work with sewage, toxic chemicals, and rotting garbage. If India is to emerge as a model for the world, its policies will have to reach beyond the environment, to encompass empathy.

Product details

• Authors: Assa Doron, Assa Jeffrey Doron, Assa/ Jeffrey Doron, Doron Assa, Robin Jeffrey, Jeffrey Robin
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9780674980600
• ISBN: 978-0-674-98060-0
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Ethnic Studies, NATURE / Natural Resources, MEDICAL / Public Health, HISTORY / Asia / General, Anthropology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Personal & public health, Public Administration, Science / Environmental Science, Asian History, Waste Management, Personal and public health / health education, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General