Toxic Water, Toxic System: Environmental Racism and Michigan's Water War

By: Prof. Michael Mascarenhas

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Synopsis: The tireless resistance of local communities fighting for ownership of America’s third largest water system Toxic Water, Toxic System 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. 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. Toxic Water, Toxic System 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 334 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780520975217
Related ISBNs:: 9780520343863, 9780520343870
Publisher:: University of California Press
Date of Addition:: 03/26/24
Copyrighted By:: Michael Mascarenhas
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Social Studies, Earth Sciences, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.