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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Stephanie A. MalinPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780813569789ISBN 10: 0813569788 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 21 May 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents List of IllustrationsAcknowledgements1 Introduction: The Paradox of Uranium Production in a Neoliberal Era2 Booms, Busts, and Bombs: Uranium’s Economic and Environmental Justice History in the US3 Lethal Legacies in Uranium Communities: Left in the Dust in Monticello, Utah4 The Piñon Ridge Uranium Mill: A Transnational Corporation Comes Home5 ‘Just Hangin’ on by a Thread’: Isolation, Poverty, and Social Dislocation6 ‘Better Regs’ in an Era of Deregulation: Neoliberalized Narratives of Regulatory Compliance7 Conclusions and Solutions: Social Sustainability and Localized Energy JusticeAppendix: Research Methods and Data CollectionNotesSelected BibliographyIndexReviewsThis book is written to be accessible to broad audiences with an interest in the intersection of energy and society, as well as academic audiences interested in rural sociology, environmental sociology, or other related fields. --Rural Sociology Before the US approves new uranium mining, consider its toxic legacy by Stephanie Malin--The Conversation Trump's nuclear posture destabilizes, while disrespecting legacies of environmental injustice by Stephanie A. Malin--The Defense Post Malin provides a compassionate and intriguing ethnography of communities harmed by uranium mining and milling, of government duplicity in covering up hazards, and of the inspiring citizen science with which opponents have mapped cancer clusters and conducted health surveys. This book helps us understand how uranium production, along with other harmful energy production can beget structural violence, disease, and perpetuate inequalities. --Phil Brown University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences Northeastern University An enjoyable and accessible book, The Price of Nuclear Power provides great insight into the central problem facing natural resource communities across the globe, and is rich in ethnographic details that focus on environmental inequalities. --Brian Mayer professor of environmental sociology, University of Arizona A vanguard contribution to examining the pitfalls of alt-energy zeal. Highly recommended. --CHOICE Malin provides a compassionate and intriguing ethnography of communities harmed by uranium mining and milling, of government duplicity in covering up hazards, and of the inspiring citizen science with which opponents have mapped cancer clusters and conducted health surveys. This book helps us understand how uranium production, along with other harmful energy production can beget structural violence, disease, and perpetuate inequalities. --Phil Brown University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences Northeastern (01/06/2015) An enjoyable and accessible book, The Price of Nuclear Power provides great insight into the central problem facing natural resource communities across the globe, and is rich in ethnographic details that focus on environmental inequalities. --Brian Mayer professor of environmental sociology, University of Arizona (09/12/2014) Author InformationSTEPHANIE A. MALIN is an assistant professor of sociology at Colorado State University and a faculty affiliate with CSU’s Center for Disaster and Risk Analysis and the Water Center. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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