{"product_id":"toxic-water-toxic-system-environmental-racism-and-michigans-water-war-paperback","title":"Toxic Water, Toxic System: Environmental Racism and Michigan's Water War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Mascarenhas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe tireless resistance of local communities fighting for ownership of America's third largest water system\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eToxic Water, Toxic System\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the consequences of a seemingly anonymous authoritarian state willing to maintain white supremacy at any cost--including poisoning an entire city and shutting off water to thousands of people. Weaving together narratives of frontline activists along with archival data, Michael Mascarenhas provides a powerful exploration of the political alliances and bureaucratic mechanisms that uphold inequality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing from three years of ethnographic fieldwork in Flint and Detroit, this book amplifies the voices of marginalized communities, particularly African American women, whose perspectives and labor have been consistently overlooked. \u003ci\u003eToxic Water, Toxic System\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh perspective on the ties between urban austerity policies, environmental harm, and the advancement of white supremacist agendas in predominantly Black and brown cities.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this inspiring work, Michael Mascarenhas issues a clarion call to use bolder, more accurate language to confront environmental racism as intentional actions perpetrated by elites in the service of white supremacy, vulture capitalism, and genocide. That's what I call tellin' it like it is!--David Pellow, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Is Critical Environmental Justice?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Theoretically rigorous and empirically rich, this book is a compelling read for anyone interested in the roots of inequality in the United States.\"--S. Ravi Rajan, Olga T. Griswold Chair and Professor of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Mascarenhas and We the People of Detroit make an incredible team, crafting a book that is community based, historically and empirically rich, and clear in its vision and recommendations for the future of water.\"--Kyle Whyte, University of Michigan\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Mascarenhas\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of \u003ci\u003eNew Humanitarianism and the Crisis of Charity: Good Intentions on the Road to Help \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhere the Waters Divide: Neoliberalism, White Privilege, and Environmental Racism in Canada.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 334\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44804296704102,"sku":"9780520343870","price":59.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/7bo_jejCqm9780520343870.webp?v=1771386926","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/toxic-water-toxic-system-environmental-racism-and-michigans-water-war-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}