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A "powerful and indispensable" look at the devastating consequences of environmental racism (Gerald Markowitz) — and what we can do to remedy its toxic effects on marginalized communities.Did you know...
From injuries caused by lead poisoning to the devastating effects of atmospheric pollution, infectious disease, and industrial waste, Americans of color are harmed by environmental hazards in staggeringly disproportionate numbers. This systemic onslaught of toxic exposure and institutional negligence causes irreparable physical harm to millions of people across the country-cutting lives tragically short and needlessly burdening our health care system. But these deadly environments create another insidious and often overlooked consequence: robbing communities of color, and America as a whole, of intellectual power.
The 1994 publication of The Bell Curve and its controversial thesis catapulted the topic of genetic racial differences in IQ to the forefront of a renewed and heated debate. Now, in A Terrible Thing to Waste, award-winning science writer Harriet A. Washington adds her incisive analysis to the fray, arguing that IQ is a biased and flawed metric, but that it is useful for tracking cognitive damage. She takes apart the spurious notion of intelligence as an inherited trait, using copious data that instead point to a different cause of the reported African American-white IQ gap: environmental racism - a confluence of racism and other institutional factors that relegate marginalized communities to living and working near sites of toxic waste, pollution, and insufficient sanitation services. She investigates heavy metals, neurotoxins, deficient prenatal care, bad nutrition, and even pathogens as chief agents influencing intelligence to explain why communities of color are disproportionately affected — and what can be done to remedy this devastating problem.
Featuring extensive scientific research and Washington's sharp, lively reporting, A Terrible Thing to Waste is sure to outrage, transform the conversation, and inspire debate. show less
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learned many things about matisse. he was great at growing old---can't do this, do something else.
Very good condition. Slip case has foxing on top edge, staining, denting, and some spots where the paper has lifted from the cardboard. The book has a minor wear along the spine, but is in very good condition other than that.
Henri Matisse life and works
"De wereld van" reeks in de Time-Life bibliotheek der kunsten, brengt niet enkel het volledige werk en leven van de kunstenaar, maar ook een uitgebreide beschrijving van de wereld en de tijd waarin de kunstenaar leefde.
Een handige tijdslijn en een register maken deze boeken kompleet.
Een handige tijdslijn en een register maken deze boeken kompleet.
Feb 21, 2011Dutch
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- The World of Matisse, 1869-1954
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- The World of Matisse, 1869-1954
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- Henri Matisse
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