Inventor of the Disposable Culture
Author | : Tim Dowling |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 057120810X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780571208104 |
Rating | : 4/5 (0X Downloads) |
Download or read book Inventor of the Disposable Culture written by Tim Dowling and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Camp Gillette’s disposable safety razor revolutionized a time-consuming chore and made its creator a very rich man. In this incisive biography, Tim Dowling examines the contradictions at the heart of the razor king, a socialist utopian who fulminated against the evils of capitalism in his radical tracts, while at the same time zealously embracing his role as the father of the disposable economy.