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Toxic Injustice: A Transnational History of Exposure and Struggle
Contributor(s): Bohme, Susanna Rankin (Author)

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 ISBN: 0520278984     ISBN-13: 9780520278981
Publisher: University of California Press
OUR PRICE: $99.75  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Latin America - Central America
- Social Science | Disease & Health Issues
- Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental)
Dewey: 363.738
LCCN: 2014016968
Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.32 lbs) 360 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Latin America
Features: Bibliography, Index
Review Citations: Choice 08/01/2015
 
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The pesticide dibromochloropropane, known as DBCP, was developed by the chemical companies Dow and Shell in the 1950s to target wormlike, soil-dwelling creatures called nematodes. Despite signs that the chemical was dangerous, it was widely used in U.S. agriculture and on Chiquita and Dole banana plantations in Central America. In the late 1970s, DBCP was linked to male sterility, but an uneven regulatory process left many workers--especially on Dole's banana farms--exposed for years after health risks were known.

Susanna Rankin Bohme tells an intriguing, multilayered history that spans fifty years, highlighting the transnational reach of corporations and social justice movements. Toxic Injustice links health inequalities and worker struggles as it charts how people excluded from workplace and legal protections have found ways to challenge power structures and seek justice from states and transnational corporations alike.
 
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