{"product_id":"clean-and-white-a-history-environmental-racism-the-united-states","title":"Clean and white: a history of environmental racism in the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClean and White: History of Environmental Racism in the United States\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book highlights the harmful connection between race and hygiene in American history. When Joe Biden complimented Barack Obama as \"clean and articulate,\" he unintentionally touched on a deeply rooted racial stereotype that associates whiteness with neatness and non-whites with dirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eContents\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFrom Thomas Jefferson to the Memphis Public Workers strike of 1968 and the present day: ideas about race and waste management determined living and working conditions.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAfter the American Civil War, a connection emerged between race and waste, with certain immigrant groups, such as Jews, working in waste processing.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHygiene became a symbol of white identity and ethnic 'purity'.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHistorical sources such as government data, literature, and advertisements show the development of environmental racism.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThese ideas still influence environmental problems and social inequalities in the United States.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLanguage and Usage\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text is in English and suitable for use in education, research, and self-study on racial and environmental issues. The level is academic and intended for higher education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntertaal is your reliable supplier with fast delivery of this valuable teaching aid.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intertaal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53950997791060,"sku":"9781479874378","price":29.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/0538\/0692\/files\/clean-and-white-a-history-environmental-racism-the-united-states-724.webp?v=1778078667","url":"https:\/\/intertaalid.nl\/en\/products\/clean-and-white-a-history-environmental-racism-the-united-states","provider":"Intertaal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}