{"product_id":"the-silicon-valley-of-dreams-environmental-injustice-immigrant-workers-and-the-high-tech-global-economy-paperback","title":"The Silicon Valley of Dreams: Environmental Injustice, Immigrant Workers, and the High-Tech Global Economy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Pellow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLisa Sun-Hee Park\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamines the environmental racism at the foundation of the Silicon Valley economy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNext to the nuclear industry, the largest producer of contaminants in the air, land, and water is the electronics industry. Silicon Valley hosts the highest density of Superfund sites anywhere in the nation and leads the country in the number of temporary workers per capita and in workforce gender inequities. Silicon Valley offers a sobering illustration of environmental inequality and other problems that are increasingly linked to the globalization of the world's economies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cb\u003eThe Silicon Valley of Dreams\u003c\/b\u003e, the authors take a hard look at the high-tech region of Silicon Valley to examine environmental racism within the context of immigrant patterns, labor markets, and the historical patterns of colonialism. One cannot understand Silicon Valley or the high-tech global economy in general, they contend, without also understanding the role people of color play in the labor force, working in the electronic industry's toxic environments. These toxic work environments produce chemical pollution that, in turn, disrupts the ecosystems of surrounding communities inhabited by people of color and immigrants. The authors trace the origins of this exploitation and provide a new understanding of the present-day struggles for occupational health and safety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Silicon Valley of Dreams\u003c\/b\u003e will be critical reading for students and scholars in ethnic studies, immigration, urban studies, gender studies, social movements, and the environment, as well as activists and policy-makers working to address the needs of workers, communities, and industry.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Pellow (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid N. Pellow \u003c\/b\u003eis the Dehlsen Chair of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His teaching and research focus on environmental and ecological justice in the U.S. and globally. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Sun-Hee Park (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLisa Sun-Hee Park\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Chair of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eEntitled to Nothing: The Struggle for Immigrant Health Care in the Age of Welfare Reform\u003c\/i\u003e as well as co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silicon Valley of Dreams: Environmental Injustice, Immigrant Workers, and the High-Tech Global Economy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Slums of Aspen: Immigrants vs. the Environment in America's Eden\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 303\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.54 x 6.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 22, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52320172966162,"sku":"9780814767108","price":66.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/a045OHpEU1ZLczg3RXhXdnZaMzYydz09.webp?v=1780271782","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/the-silicon-valley-of-dreams-environmental-injustice-immigrant-workers-and-the-high-tech-global-economy-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}