The origin of feces what excrement tells us about evolution, ecology, and a sustainable society

Waltner-Toews, David 1948- (Author).

Summary: An entertaining and enlightening exploration of why waste matters, this cultural history explores an often ignored subject matter and makes a compelling argument for a deeper understanding of human and animal waste. Approaching the subject from a variety of perspectivesevolutionary, ecological, and culturalthis examination shows how integral excrement is to biodiversity, agriculture, public health, food production and distribution, and global ecosystems. From primordial ooze, dung beetles, bug frass, cat scats, and flush toilets to global trade, pandemics, and energy, this is the awesome, troubled, uncensored story of feces.

Record details

ISBN: 1770903976 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781770903975 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1770903968 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781770903968 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 198 pages)
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electronic resource
Publisher: Toronto : ECW Press, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Dung beetles and the girl on the airplane -- What from the tongue falls -- The list of ingredients and an inventory -- On the Origin of Feces -- Turd of endearment : what excrement means to animals -- MapQuest to diarrhea : the fecal-oral route -- Hercules and all that crapper -- The other dark matter -- Making sense of excrement's wicked complexity -- Know shit : a way forward.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.