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"An important contribution to the contemporary critique of high
tech industry."
-- "Contemporary Sociology"
"Offers a lot for the general reader. The authors must be
congratulated."
--"International Migration Review"
"Powerful and passionate exposA(c)"
-- "Journal of American Ethnic History"
"An important contribution to the environmental sociology
literature."
-- "Choice"
"Powerful, compelling and revealing. Pellow and Park weave a
fascinating story of both the historical and current domination of
gender, class and race in Silicon Valley."
-- "Alternatives Journal"
"The Silicon Valley of Dreams . . . exposes the numerous
inequities that plague the area, from the huge number of temporary
workers, the highest per capita in the nation, to the obvious
absence of union jobs."
--"Conscious Choice"
"The authors of [this] important [book] share a sense of
compassion for and commitment to the struggle of labor, community,
civil rights and environmental activists."
--"Los Angeles Times"
""The Silicon Valley of Dreams" provides a progressive
intervention into environmental sociology and into public discourse
on the relationship between immigration and environment."
-- "American Journal of Sociology"
"Critical reading for students and scholars in ethnic studies,
immigration, urban studies, gender studies, social movements and
environmental studies, as well as activists and policy-makers
working to address the need of workers, communities and
industry."
--"Educational Book Review"
Next to the nuclear industry, the largest producer of
contaminants in the air, land, and water is theelectronics
industry. Silicon Valley hosts the highest density of Superfund
sites anywhere in the nation and leads the country in the number of
temporary workers per capita and in workforce gender inequities.
Silicon Valley offers a sobering illustration of environmental
inequality and other problems that are increasingly linked to the
globalization of the world's economies.
In The Silicon Valley of Dreams, the authors take a hard look at
the high-tech region of Silicon Valley to examine environmental
racism within the context of immigrant patterns, labor markets, and
the historical patterns of colonialism. One cannot understand
Silicon Valley or the high-tech global economy in general, they
contend, without also understanding the role people of color play
in the labor force, working in the electronic industry's toxic
environments. These toxic work environments produce chemical
pollution that, in turn, disrupts the ecosystems of surrounding
communities inhabited by people of color and immigrants. The
authors trace the origins of this exploitation and provide a new
understanding of the present-day struggles for occupational health
and safety.
The Silicon Valley of Dreams will be critical reading for
students and scholars in ethnic studies, immigration, urban
studies, gender studies, social movements, and the environment, as
well as activists and policy-makers working to address the needs of
workers, communities, and industry.
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