Main entry:

Robbins, Paul, 1967-

Title & Author:

Lawn people : how grasses, weeds, and chemicals make us who we are / by Paul Robbins.

Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2007.

Description:

xxi, 186 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-173) and index.
Explaining lawn people -- Is the lawn an expression of American culture? -- Does the lawn necessarily require inputs? -- Are lawn inputs a hazard? -- Does the industry meet or produce demand? -- Do lawn people choose lawns? -- Can lawn people choose alternatives? -- Becoming turfgrass subjects -- Appendix A: Suggestion and sources for lawn alternatives -- Appendix B: Data development and analysis.

Summary:

A definitive analysis of the American lawn, documenting the ecological, cultural, economic, and political dimensions of the suburban lawn obsession.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents
Table of contents
Additional Information at Google Books
Table of contents only

ISBN:

9781592135783 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
1592135781 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9781592135790 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
159213579X (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Lawns United States.
Lawns Weed control United States.
Lawn ecology United States.
Pelouses États-Unis.
Écologie des pelouses États-Unis.
grasses.
turf.
domestic gardens.
social values.
environmental policies.
weeding.
pesticides.
usa.
Lawn ecology
Lawns
Lawns Weed control
Rasen
Rasenpflege
Umweltbewusstsein
Politisk ekologi Förenta staterna.
Gräsmattor ekologi Förenta staterna.
Ogräsbekämpning Förenta staterna.
United States
USA

Holdings:

Location: Library main 256416
Call No.: BIB 186781
Status: Available