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Garbage wars, the struggle for environmental justice in Chicago, David Naguib Pellow

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-227) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Garbage wars

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David Naguib Pellow

"In this book, the sociologist David Pellow describes the politics of garbage in Chicago. He shows how garbage affects residents in vulnerable communities and poses health risks to those who dispose of it. He follows the trash, the pollution, the hazards, and the people who encountered them from 1880 to 2000. What unfolds is a tug of war among social movements, government, and industry over how we manage our waste, who benefits, and who pays the costs."--Jacket

Urban and industrial environments

the struggle for environmental justice in Chicago

Waste, politics, and environmental injustice -- A social history of waste, race, and labor, part I: movements, technology, and politics, 1880s-1930s -- A social history of waste, race, and labor, part II: waste management and waste conflicts, 1940s-2000 -- The movement for environmental justice in Chicago and the United States -- Working for the movement: recycling labor at the resource center -- The next evolutionary stage: recycling waste or recycling history? -- Toward environmental justice