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1 online resource (188 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Villas del Riachuelo : Life amidst hazards, garbage, and poison -- The compound and the neighborhood -- Toxic wor(l)ds -- The (confused and mistaken) categories of the dominated -- Exposed waiting -- Collective disbelief in joint action -- The social production of toxic uncertainty -- Conclusions : ethnography and environmental suffering |
| Summary |
Surrounded by one of the largest petrochemical compounds in Argentina, a highly polluted river that brings the toxic waste of tanneries and other industries, a hazardous and largely unsupervised waste incinerator, and an unmonitored landfill, Flammable's soil, air, and water are contaminated with lead, chromium, benzene, and other chemicals. So are its nearly five thousand sickened and frail inhabitants. How do poor people make sense of and cope with toxic pollution? Why do they fail to understand what is objectively a clear and present danger? How are perceptions and misperceptions shared wit |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-186) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed January 20, 2021) |
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Slums -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area
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Poor -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires
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Hazardous wastes -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.
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Hazardous wastes
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Poor
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Slums
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Argentina -- Buenos Aires
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Argentina -- Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Swistun, Débora Alejandra.
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| ISBN |
9780199706686 |
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0199706689 |
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1282053868 |
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9781282053861 |
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9786612053863 |
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6612053860 |
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0199888264 |
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9780199888269 |
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