Baptized in PCBs: Race, Pollution, and Justice in an All-American Town
Average rating | ||
Based on 28 Ratings and 5 Reviews |
Book Description
In the mid-1990s, residents of Anniston, Alabama, began a legal fight against the agrochemical company Monsanto over the dumping of PCBs in the city's historically African American and white working-class west side. Simultaneously, Anniston environmentalists sought to safely eliminate chemical weaponry that had been secretly stockpiled near the city during the Cold War. In this probing work, Ellen... More
Book Information
Publisher | University of North Carolina Press |
Binding | Paperback (8 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 464 |
ISBN-10 | 1469627299 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1469627298 |
Publication Date | 02/01/2016 |
Read the First Chapter of Baptized in PCBs for Free
The Creators
Videos
Reader Comments
Amazon US Reviews
Write a review on Amazon.com for this book
Amazon UK Reviews
Write a review on Amazon.co.uk for this book
Barnes & Noble Reviews
Write a review on Barnes & Noble for this book
Goodreads Reviews
Write a review on Goodreads for this book
View Ellen Griffith Spears' profile