New perspectives on environmental justice : gender, sexuality, and activism /
Women make up the vast majority of activists and organizers of grassroots movements fighting against environmental ills that threaten poor and people of color communities. New Perspectives on Environmental Justice is the first collection of essays that pays tribute to the enormous contributions wome...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
2004.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Women make up the vast majority of activists and organizers of grassroots movements fighting against environmental ills that threaten poor and people of color communities. New Perspectives on Environmental Justice is the first collection of essays that pays tribute to the enormous contributions women have made in these endeavors. The writers offer varied examples of environmental justice issues such as children & amp;rsquo;s environmental health campaigns, cancer research, AIDS/HIV activism, the Environmental Genome Project, and popular culture, among many others. Each one focuses on gender. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (304 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780813542539 0813542537 0813534267 9780813534268 0813534275 9780813534275 |