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OverviewLife without Lead examines the social, political, and environmental dimensions of a devastating lead poisoning epidemic. Drawing from a political ecology of health perspective, the book situates the Uruguayan lead contamination crisis in relation to neoliberal reform, globalization, and the resurgence of the political Left in Latin America. The author traces the rise of an environmental social justice movement, and the local and transnational circulation of environmental ideologies and contested science. Through fine-grained ethnographic analysis, this book shows how combating contamination intersected with class politics, explores the relationship of lead poisoning to poverty, and debates the best way to identify and manage an unprecedented local environmental health problem. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Daniel RenfrewPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Volume: 4 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.590kg ISBN: 9780520295469ISBN 10: 0520295463 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 04 September 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations and Maps Acknowledgments Introduction: Saturn’s Nightmare 1 • To Live, Not Only Survive 2 • This Is Not a Game 3 • La Teja Shall Sing 4 • The Two Fires of ANCAP 5 • New House, New Life 6 • We Are All Contaminated Conclusion: Contamination, Crisis, and Hope Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsBeginning in the early 2000s, large numbers of Montevideo residents learned that their health problems had been caused by widespread lead contamination. This volume looks at social, political and environmental factors that the author believes contributed to the problem and influenced how it was dealt with. * Survival: Global Politics and Strategy * Author InformationDaniel Renfrew is Associate Professor of Anthropology at West Virginia University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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