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-winnerJulian Steward Award 2006 Runner-UpOver 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.Living ne...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Checker, Melissa (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2005.
Temas:
Environmental justice > Georgia > Augusta.
Environmental racism > 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.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
Environmental racism.
Environmental justice.
Hazardous waste sites > Environmental aspects.
Racism.
Social justice.
Georgia > Augusta.
United States.
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Association for Humanist Sociology 2007 Book Award co-winnerJulian Steward Award 2006 Runner-UpOver 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.Living next door to factories and industrial sites for years, the people in these communities often have record health problems and debilitating medical conditions. Melissa Checker tells the story of one such neighborhood, Hyde Park, in Augusta, Georgia, and the tenacious activism of its two hundred African American families. This community, at one time surrounded by nine polluting industries, is struggling to make their voices heard and their community safe again. Polluted Promises shows that even in the post-civil rights era, race and class are still key factors in determining the politics of pollution.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 275 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-259) and index.
ISBN:9781429413855
1429413859
9780814772416
0814772412

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