Pesticide Drift and the Pursuit of Environmental Justice
- Paperback
296 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2011
Summary
An examination of political conflicts over pesticide drift and the differing conceptions of justice held by industry, regulators, and activists.The widespread but virtually invisible problem of pesticide drift-the airborne movement of agricultural pesticides into residential areas-has fueled grassroots activism from Maine to Hawaii. Pesticide drift accidents have terrified and sickened many living in the country’s most marginalized and vulnerable communities. In this book, Jill Lindsey Harris…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262516280 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262516284 |
| Author: | Jill Lindsey Harrison |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 296 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2011 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 14mm |
| Series: | Food, Health, and the Environment |
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…This is an important and timely addition to the conversation surrounding U.S. agriculture. It is a welcome antidote to the antipolitics of the food reform movement.
—Madeleine Fairbairn, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Rural SociologyHarrison does an excellent job of explaining why pesticide regulation and activism has failed to curb pesticide drift…[T]he book provides an important contribution to sociological thinking about environmental justice, helping readers to better expose the assumptions that underlie unjust systems.
—Alison Hope Alkon, American Journal of SociologyAbout The Author
Jill Lindsey Harrison
Jill Lindsey Harrison is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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