The Silicon Valley of Dreams : Environmental Injustice, Immigrant Workers, and the High-Tech Global Economy.

By: Pellow, David NContributor(s): Park, Lisa Sun-HeeMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Critical America SerPublisher: New York : New York University Press, 2002Copyright date: ©2002Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (315 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780814768570Subject(s): Foreign workers - California - Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Silicon Valley of Dreams : Environmental Injustice, Immigrant Workers, and the High-Tech Global EconomyDDC classification: 363.70979473 LOC classification: HC107.C22 -- S376 2002ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Early History and the Struggle for Resources: Native Nations, Spain, Mexico, and the United States -- 3. The Valley of the Heart's Delight: Santa Clara County's Agricultural Period, 1870-1970 -- 4. The Emergence of Silicon Valley: High-Tech Development and Ecocide, 1950-2001 -- 5. The Political Economy of Work and Health in Silicon Valley -- 6. The Core: Work and the Struggle to Make a Living without Dying -- 7. The Periphery: Expendable People, Dangerous Work -- 8. Beyond Silicon Valley: The Social and Environmental Costs of the Global Microelectronics Industry -- 9. Toward Environmental and Social Justice in Silicon Valley, USA, and Beyond -- 10. The Broader Picture: Natural Resources, Globalization, and Increasing Inequality -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Authors.
Summary: Examines environmental inequality and racism in our globalized culture as evidenced by the social demographics of Silicon Valley.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Early History and the Struggle for Resources: Native Nations, Spain, Mexico, and the United States -- 3. The Valley of the Heart's Delight: Santa Clara County's Agricultural Period, 1870-1970 -- 4. The Emergence of Silicon Valley: High-Tech Development and Ecocide, 1950-2001 -- 5. The Political Economy of Work and Health in Silicon Valley -- 6. The Core: Work and the Struggle to Make a Living without Dying -- 7. The Periphery: Expendable People, Dangerous Work -- 8. Beyond Silicon Valley: The Social and Environmental Costs of the Global Microelectronics Industry -- 9. Toward Environmental and Social Justice in Silicon Valley, USA, and Beyond -- 10. The Broader Picture: Natural Resources, Globalization, and Increasing Inequality -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Authors.

Examines environmental inequality and racism in our globalized culture as evidenced by the social demographics of Silicon Valley.

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