Picture 1 of 1
Stock photo
Picture 1 of 1
Stock photo
Killing Me Softly : Toxic Waste, Corporate Profit, and the Struggle for Environmental Justice by Jack Smith and Eddie J. Girdner (2002, Trade Paperback)
Rarewaves (644574)
98.2% positive feedback
Price:
US $23.33
ApproximatelyPHP 1,316.09
+ $3.99 shipping
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherMonthly Review Press
ISBN-101583670831
ISBN-139781583670835
eBay Product ID (ePID)2339960
Product Key Features
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameKilling Me Softly : Toxic Waste, Corporate Profit, and the Struggle for Environmental Justice
Publication Year2002
SubjectEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental)
TypeTextbook
AuthorJack Smith, Eddie J. Girdner
Subject AreaScience
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height9 in
Item Weight8.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2002-015192
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal363.72/87/0973
SynopsisThe political economy of toxic waste was summed up by Lawrence Summersthen chief economist at the World Bank, later U.S. Treasury Secretaryin his notorious claim that poor people live in environments that are, from an economic point of view, not sufficiently polluted. The toxic waste industry came to prominence in the United States after 1945. In its ceaseless search for profit, it now routinely endangers the health of people around the worlds and the planet itself. Smith and Girdner's Killing Me Softly examines the growth of the toxic waste industry and the economic logic behind its expansion. It gives a hard-hitting account of the damage it has done throughout the United States. It focuses in particular on the struggle of the people of Mercer County, Missouri, against the plans of Amoco Waste-Tech to establish a huge toxic waste landfill in the county. It shows how the persistence of ordinary people in a poor and politically marginalized area could prevail against the predations of corporate power. Although race and ethnicity play a crucial role in deciding which communities are targeted for toxic waste dumps, Smith and Girdner argue that the critical cleavage within the United States and globally is that of class. The struggle for environmental justice has an important role to play in empowering poor communities and bringing them into a larger movement for social justice., Examines the growth of the toxic waste industry and the economic logic behind its expansion in the U.S.
LC Classification NumberGE220.G57 2002
Be the first to write a review
