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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Unmasking Trash Reveals Many Concepts of Trash Through History and Across Civilizations reposted by Ruth Paget

Anthropologist and University of Chicago Professor Sarah Newman analyzes how what is considered trash has varied  through history and across different cultures in Unmasking Trash: New Histories of Old Things.

Details about the book, purchase information, and and its recent award of excellence by the University of Chicago follow:

https://news.uchicago.edu/story/uchicago-press-awards-top-honor-sarah-newman-unmaking-waste?utm_medium=04.14email&utm_source=UChicagoNews

Reposted by Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France and developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games