{"product_id":"working-on-earth-christina-robertson-9780874179637","title":"Working on Earth: Class and Environmental Justice","description":"This collection of essays examines the relationship between environmental injustice and the exploitation of working-class people. Twelve scholars from the fields of environmental humanities and the humanistic social sciences explore connections between the current and unprecedented rise of environmental degradation, economic inequality, and widespread social injustice in the United States and Canada. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The authors challenge prevailing cultural narratives that separate ecological and human health from the impacts of modern industrial capitalism. Essay themes range from how human survival is linked to nature to how the use and abuse of nature benefit the wealthy elite at the expense of working-class people and the working poor as well as how climate change will affect cultures deeply rooted in the land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eWorking on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e calls for a working-class ecology as an integral part of achieving just and sustainable human development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina Robertson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0874179637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874179637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nevada Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015","brand":"Christina Robertson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46867011043583,"sku":"9780874179637","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_25096e4e-66f1-4bf4-81e3-7a472a82352b.jpg?v=1747453680","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/working-on-earth-christina-robertson-9780874179637","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}