From the Ground Up
Environmental Racism and the Rise of the Environmental Justice Movement
When Bill Clinton signed an Executive Order on Environmental Justice in 1994, the phenomenon of environmental racism -- the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards, particularly toxic waste dumps and polluting factories, on people of color and low-income communities -- gained unprecedented recognition. Behind the President's signature, however, lies a remarkable tale of grassroots activism and political mobilization. Today, thousands of activists in hundreds of locales are fighting for their children, their communities, their quality of life, and their health.From the Ground Up critically examines one of the fastest growing social mo…
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Weitere Autoren: Foster, Sheila R.
- ISBN: 978-0-8147-1537-6
- EAN: 9780814715376
- Produktnummer: 1420625
- Verlag: New York University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
- Seitenangabe: 256 S.
- Masse: H15.4 cm x B22.9 cm x D1.3 cm 402 g
- Gewicht: 402
- Sonstiges: Undergraduate
Über den Autor
Luke W. Cole (Author) Luke W. Cole was Director of the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation's Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment.Sheila R. Foster (Author) Sheila Foster is Associate Professor at Rutgers University School of Law, Camden.
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