| #683181 in Books | NYU Press | 2005-08-01 | 2005-08-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.73 x6.00l,.85 | File type: PDF | 275 pages | ||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Shameful and challenging|By Mike Baldwin|I bought this book because it was on a required reading list for a cultural anthropology "American Communities" class. I normally resell my textbooks after the semester ends, but I have this one prominently stored in my library for quick reference and re-reading. I found the book fascinating as it detailed the hardships one community end
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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.
Living next door to factories and industrial sites for years, the people in these communities often have record health problems and debilitati...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Polluted Promises: Environmental Racism and the Search for Justice in a Southern Town | Melissa Checker.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
