Holy Crap!: The History and Evolution of Human Waste Sanitation

Holy Crap! The History and Evolution of Human Waste and Sanitation Every human being does it. Every society has had to deal with it since the beginning of civilization. And yet we rarely talk about it. Holy Crap! is the fascinating, disgusting, surprising-and often funny-history and evolution of sanitation: how humans have dealt with their waste from ancient cesspits and primitive toilets to modern sewers and sewage treatment. Along the way, we discover what happens when waste gets into our water, our food, our streets, our battlefields, our rivers and our oceans-and why sanitation, although seldom discussed, is one of the most important and revealing stories in human history. So flush your inhibitions and come along for the ride. >Table of Contents No Sanitation? Famous Sanitation and Water Disasters Nature's Sanitation System Water: Why Sanitation Matters Animal Farms Mess with Nature's System Disease and Sanitation Defecation, Toilet Paper, and Sex Clothing and Going to the Bathroom The Trojan War Washroom Waste in the Trenches Evolution of Sanitation Evolution of Flush Toilets What Happens After We Flush Sewers: The Underground Civilization People Who Deal With Crap Toilet to Table Developing Nations World's Worst Sanitation China and India Cuba In Crisis Sanitation in the Developed World World's Best Sanitation Sanitation at Three Woodstocks Two Severns: One Lesson World's Largest Bathrooms Mediterranean Under Pressure The Great Lakes Arctic and Antarctic Sanitation The Business of Poop From Space to Earth Defecation, Urination, and Art Movies and Television Get Down to Business