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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Checker, Melissa (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • You can run, but you can't Hyde
  • Race-ing the environment
  • Old heads: in between the tracks
  • Strange fruit: from promised land to poisoned land
  • Foot soldiers: long is the struggle, hard is the fight
  • Staying on board: crossing murky waters
  • No progress without struggle.

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