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UNINA9910455499403321 |
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Taylor Ula Y |
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Titolo |
The veiled Garvey [[electronic resource] ] : the life & times of Amy Jacques Garvey / / Ula Yvette Taylor |
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2002 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (324 p.) |
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Gender & American culture |
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African American women political activists |
Political activists - United States |
Feminists - United States |
Women intellectuals - United States |
Black nationalism - United States - History - 20th century |
Pan-Africanism - History - 20th century |
African American women - Political activity - History - 20th century |
Feminism - United States - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-295) and index. |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Formative Years, 1895–1917; 2. Amy Jacques and the UNIA; 3. I Only Live to Perpetuate the Ideas of My Husband; 4. Our Women and What They Think; 5. Back to Jamaica and Forward to Europe; 6. New Freedoms, New Constraints; 7. Single Motherhood; 8. A Decade of Unity; 9. The Fifth Pan-African Congress, 1945; 10. Essays and Literature for a Pan-African World; 11. Activism Closer to Home; 12. The Progressive Radical; Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; |
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In this biography, Ula Taylor explores the life and ideas of one of the most important, if largely unsung, Pan-African freedom fighters of the 20th century: Amy Jacques Garvey (1895-1973). |
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UNINA9910812334303321 |
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Autore |
Adeola Francis O. <1956-> |
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Industrial disasters, toxic waste, and community impacts : the health effects and environmental justice struggles around the globe / / Francis Ọlajide Adeọla |
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Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2012] |
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©2012 |
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1-322-06449-0 |
0-7391-4748-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (315 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Industrial accidents - Social aspects |
Hazardous wastes - Social aspects |
Environmental health |
Environmental justice |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Photospread; Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Hazardous Wastes, Theories of Industrial Disasters, and Population at Risk; Chapter 1: Sociology of Hazardous Wastes, Unnatural Disasters, and Health Risks; Chapter 2: Hazardous and Toxic Wastes: Modern Social Problem or Plague of Our Time?; Chapter 3: Theories of Industrial Accidents, Disasters, and Catastrophes; Chapter 4: Classification and Characterization of Hazardous Wastes; Part II: E-Wastes, Persistent Organic Pollutants, and Health Effects |
Chapter 5: Electronic Waste: The Detritus of the High-Tech RevolutionChapter 6: The Hazards and Environmental Health Risks of Persistent Organic Pollutants; Part III: Contaminated Communities, National and Transnational Regulatory Responses; Chapter 7: Cases of Communities Contaminated by Industrial Disasters and Toxic Wastes; Chapter 8: National and Transnational Regulatory Frameworks; Part IV: Conclusion; Chapter 9: From Local to Global Environmental Justice Movements; Appendix I: Principles of Environmental Justice (PEJ); |
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Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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<span><span>In the post-World War II period, modern societies have developed numerous heterogeneous synthetic organic compounds released into the environment and human habitats. This book addresses the threats posed by these contaminants and other hazardous wastes to human health and the health of other species in the environment.</span></span> |
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