Polluted Promises : Environmental Racism and the Search for Justice in a Southern Town.

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Association for Humanist Sociology 2007 Book Award co-winner Julian Steward Award 2006 Runner-Up! Over the past two decades, environmental racism has become the rallying cry for many communities as they discover the contaminations of toxic chemicals and industrial waste in their own backyards. Livin...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Checker, Melissa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2005.
Temas:
Environmental justice > Georgia > Augusta.
Hazardous waste sites > Environmental aspects > Georgia > Augusta > Case studies.
Racism > United States.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Social justice > United States.
Justice environnementale > Géorgie (État) > Augusta.
Dépôts de déchets dangereux > Aspect de l'environnement > Géorgie (État) > Augusta > Études de cas.
Racisme > États-Unis.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales.
Justice sociale > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Discrimination & Race Relations.
African Americans > Social conditions
Environmental justice
Hazardous waste sites > Environmental aspects
Racism
Social justice
Georgia > Augusta
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; 1. You Can Run, but You Can't Hyde; 2. Race-ing the Environment; 3. Old Heads; In between the Tracks; 4. Strange Fruit; From Promised Land to Poisoned Land; 5. Foot Soldiers; Long Is the Struggle, Hard Is the Fight; 6. Staying on Board; Crossing Murky Waters; 7. No Progress without Struggle; Appendix A: Methods; Appendix B: Getting Involved; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

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