The Silicon Valley of dreams : environmental injustice, immigrant workers, and the high-tech global economy /
Pellow, David N., 1969-
The Silicon Valley of dreams : environmental injustice, immigrant workers, and the high-tech global economy / David Naguib Pellow and Lisa Sun-Hee Park. - xi, 303 pages ; 24 cm. - Critical America . - Critical America. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Early History and the Struggle for Resources: Native Nations, Spain, Mexico, and the United States -- The Valley of the Heart's Delight: Santa Clara County's Agricultural Period, 1870-1970 -- The Emergence of Silicon Valley: High-Tech Development and Ecocide, 1950-2001 -- The Political Economy of Work and Health in Silicon Valley -- The Core: Work and the Struggle to Make a Living without Dying -- The Periphery: Expendable People, Dangerous Work -- Beyond Silicon Valley: The Social and Environmental Costs of the Global Microelectronics Industry -- Toward Environmental and Social Justice in Silicon Valley, USA, and Beyond -- The Broader Picture: Natural Resources, Globalization, and Increasing Inequality. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
0814767095 9780814767092 0814767109 9780814767108
2002013678
High technology industries--Environmental aspects--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Agriculture--Environmental aspects--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Foreign workers--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Minorities--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Environmental justice--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
HC107.C22 / S376 2002
330.979473
The Silicon Valley of dreams : environmental injustice, immigrant workers, and the high-tech global economy / David Naguib Pellow and Lisa Sun-Hee Park. - xi, 303 pages ; 24 cm. - Critical America . - Critical America. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Early History and the Struggle for Resources: Native Nations, Spain, Mexico, and the United States -- The Valley of the Heart's Delight: Santa Clara County's Agricultural Period, 1870-1970 -- The Emergence of Silicon Valley: High-Tech Development and Ecocide, 1950-2001 -- The Political Economy of Work and Health in Silicon Valley -- The Core: Work and the Struggle to Make a Living without Dying -- The Periphery: Expendable People, Dangerous Work -- Beyond Silicon Valley: The Social and Environmental Costs of the Global Microelectronics Industry -- Toward Environmental and Social Justice in Silicon Valley, USA, and Beyond -- The Broader Picture: Natural Resources, Globalization, and Increasing Inequality. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
0814767095 9780814767092 0814767109 9780814767108
2002013678
High technology industries--Environmental aspects--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Agriculture--Environmental aspects--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Foreign workers--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Minorities--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Environmental justice--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
HC107.C22 / S376 2002
330.979473