Dumping In Dixie: Race, Class, And Environmental QualityStarting with the premise that all Americans have a basic right to live in a healthy environment, this book chronicles the efforts of five African American communities, empowered by the civil-rights movement, to link environmentalism with issues of social justice. |
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ENVIRONMENTALISM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | 1 |
RACE CLASS AND THE POLITICS OF PLACE | 25 |
SURVEY RESULTS | 79 |
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Dumping In Dixie: Race, Class, And Environmental Quality, Third Edition Robert D. Bullard Limited preview - 2008 |
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