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Clutter : an untidy history
- Title
- Clutter : an untidy history / Jennifer Howard.
- Author
- Howard, Jennifer (Journalist)
- Publication
- Cleveland, OH : Belt Publishing, 2020.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFC 21-226 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 176 pages; 20 cm
- Summary
- "Offers a fascinating and insightful account of what becomes of the stuff that we accumulate in our homes and lives. It's a powerful reminder of how the deeply personal acts of daily life are shared across families, cultures, economies, and countries, and an account of how one author's struggle to manage her family's clutter led to a deeper understanding of what matters most in all of our lives"--Back cover.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-174).
- Contents
- In my mother's house: a personal history of clutter -- Finders keepers: hoarding disorder and shame -- Material world: the Victorian roots of consumer culture -- Shop and drop: from mail-order catalogs to Amazon Prime -- A place for everything: the eternal war on disorder -- Waste, want, and wealth: decluttering as activism and entrepreneurship -- Final destinations: clutter as junk and eco-catastrophe -- The changing landscape of clutter.
- Call Number
- JFC 21-226
- ISBN
- 1948742721
- 9781948742726
- OCLC
- 1139205303
- Author
- Howard, Jennifer (Journalist), author.
- Title
- Clutter : an untidy history / Jennifer Howard.
- Publisher
- Cleveland, OH : Belt Publishing, 2020.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-174).
- Research Call Number
- JFC 21-226