Basura : cultures of waste in contemporary Spain / Samuel Amago.
| Author/creator | Amago, Samuel, 1974- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021. |
| Copyright Date | ©2021 |
| Description | x, 239 pages : illustrations (color) ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Under the sign of nature : explorations in ecocriticism Under the sign of nature. ^A486502 |
| Contents | Introduction: Waste, theory, method -- Pedro Almodóvar's modern projections -- Trash, culture, and democracy in contemporary Madrid -- Junkspace photography -- Archaeological fiction -- Comics perspectives on Spanish crisis -- Words and the wasting self in Rosa Montero's fiction -- Conclusion: Two plastic things. |
| Abstract | "An exploration of how Spanish culture has engaged with the debris it has created and cast aside, this book reveals the problematic, ever evolving process of discarding and, inevitably, of recovering meaning and value in contemporary Spain"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Amago, Samuel, 1974- Basura Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021 9780813945934 |
| LCCN | 2021001499 |
| ISBN | 9780813945910 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0813945917 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780813945927 paperback |
| ISBN | 0813945925 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| Standard identifier# | 40030667113 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HD4485 .S7 A43 2021 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |