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The Slums of Aspen: Immigrants vs. the Environment in America's Eden (Paperback
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- 1479834769
- EAN
- 9781479834761
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- Book Title
- The Slums of Aspen: Immigrants vs.
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Genre
- Nature, Social Science, Political Science
- Topic
- Ethnic Studies / General, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Emigration & Immigration, General, Public Policy / Environmental Policy
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 16.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 284 Pages
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Winner, Allan Schnaiberg Outstanding Publication Award, presented by the Environment & Technology section of the American Sociological Association Environmentalism usually calls to mind images of peace and serenity, a oneness with nature, and a shared sense of responsibility. But one town in Colorado, under the guise of environmental protection, passed a resolution limiting immigration, bolstering the privilege of the wealthy and scapegoating Latin American newcomers for the area's current and future ecological problems. This might have escaped attention save for the fact that this wasn't some rinky-dink backwater. It was Aspen, Colorado, playground of the rich and famous and the West's most elite ski town. Tracking the lives of immigrant laborers through several years of exhaustive fieldwork and archival digging, The Slums of Aspen tells a story that brings together some of the most pressing social problems of the day: environmental crises, immigration, and social inequality. Park and Pellow demonstrate how these issues are intertwined in the everyday experiences of people who work and live in this wealthy tourist community. Offering a new understanding of a little known class of the super-elite, of low-wage immigrants (mostly from Latin America) who have become the foundation for service and leisure in this famous resort, and of the recent history of the ski industry, Park and Pellow expose the ways in which Colorado boosters have reshaped the landscape and altered ecosystems in pursuit of profit and pleasure. Of even greater urgency, they frame how environmental degradation and immigration reform have become inextricably linked in many regions of the American West, a dynamic that interferes with the efforts of valorous environmental causes, often turning away from conservation and toward insidious racial privilege.
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Publisher
New York University Press
ISBN-10
1479834769
ISBN-13
9781479834761
eBay Product ID (ePID)
150541094
Product Key Features
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Ethnic Studies / General, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Emigration & Immigration, General, Public Policy / Environmental Policy
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Genre
Nature, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
284 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
2
Lc Classification Number
Jv6930.A76s58 2013
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"As Lisa Sun-Hee Park and David Naguib Pellow make clear, we can't tackle today's environmental problems without simultaneously solving social ones. The Slums of Aspen is a must read for all of us who want not just a green and healthy economy, but also a fair and just one."-Annie Leonard,Author and Host, The Story of Stuff, Documents, observation, and interview material over a number of years combine to give a full picture of the situation...the book's rich background of Aspen and the whole state's history is nicely provided, and the interesting flow of history and people's everday lives make Slums of Aspen very accessible., As the limits to growth discourse gains currency, Park and Pellows groundbreaking book is a must-read. Tracing the nativism that has bedeviled the environmental movement for decades, they tell the fascinating story of eco-conscious, upscale Aspen, which was gripped by anti-immigrant fervor in the name of 'saving the planet.' A great addition for courses on environment, race, class, social activism and contemporary problems., The Slums of Aspentouches a wide variety of important topics both inside and outside the subdiscipline of environmental sociology. It takes long-lasting debates about population growth and examines them anew. It should be of interest to scholars in social movements, race, labor studies, political sociology, leisure studies, to name a few. Its main strength is that it engages so many different, and new areas, of environmental justice, and most importantly, provides a big step forward toward understanding the causes and consequences of environmental privilege, as well as the struggles by some to oppose its racially motivated 'green' politics., "A clear description of a troubling problem and an important contribution to debates on immigration policy." - Kirkus ,, "A pair of sociologists, in their new book, paint a damning picture of the stark inequalities between local immigrant laborers and Aspen vacationers and the wealthy homeowners they serve."-Andrew Travers, Aspen Daily News, "The authors...make a convincing and highly disturbing case about how some of the nation's most prominent promoters of sustainability depend on the labor of immigrants to enjoy privileged lives amidst a lovely environment."- In These Times, Park and Pellow offer a blistering critique of environmental privilege and immigrant discrimination within the Rocky Mountains' elite playground of Aspen, Colorado...their argument effectively extends well beyond Aspen's ski slopes and elite shopping streets., [Park and Pellow] provide an impactful account of a wealthy Colorado community's attempt to limit the number of immigrants in their neighborhoods and their reasoning for doing so: environmental protection., "A clear description of a troubling problem and an important contribution to debates on immigration policy." Kirkus "As the limits to growth discourse gains currency, Park and Pellow's groundbreaking book is a must-read. Tracing the nativism that has bedeviled the environmental movement for decades, they tell the fascinating story of eco-conscious, upscale Aspen, which was gripped by anti-immigrant fervor in the name of 'saving the planet.' A great addition for courses on environment, race, class, social activism and contemporary problems." Juliet Schor, Boston College, and author of The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need "Two barrels of leftist buckshot, aimed at America's ruling class." -Ted Conover, author of Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing and Whiteout: Lost in Aspen "A brilliant, darkly funny expose of Aspen, the ruling classes' green utopia, and the invisible, scorned immigrant labor that makes it all possible." Mike Davis, author of Magical Urbanism and No One is Illegal "As Lisa Sun-Hee Park and David Naguib Pellow make clear, we can't tackle today's environmental problems without simultaneously solving social ones. The Slums of Aspen is a must read for all of us who want not just a green and healthy economy, but also a fair and just one."-Annie Leonard, Author and Host, The Story of Stuff, "Park and Pellow offer a blistering critique of environmental privilege and immigrant discrimination within the Rocky Mountains' elite playground of Aspen, Colorado...their argument effectively extends well beyond Aspen's ski slopes and elite shopping streets."-M.M. Gunter Jr., Choice, "As the limits to growth discourse gains currency, Park and Pellow's groundbreaking book is a must-read. Tracing the nativism that has bedeviled the environmental movement for decades, they tell the fascinating story of eco-conscious, upscale Aspen, which was gripped by anti-immigrant fervor in the name of 'saving the planet.' A great addition for courses on environment, race, class, social activism and contemporary problems."-Juliet Schor,Boston College, and author of The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need, "As the limits to growth discoursegains currency, Park and Pellow's groundbreaking book is a must-read. Tracingthe nativism that has bedeviled the environmental movement for decades, theytell the fascinating story of eco-conscious, upscale Aspen, which was gripped by anti-immigrant fervor in the name of 'saving the planet.' A great addition for courses on environment, race, class, social activism andcontemporary problems."-Juliet Schor,Boston College, and author of The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need, "[Park and Pellow] provide an impactful account of a wealthy Colorado community's attempt to limit the number of immigrants in their neighborhoods and their reasoning for doing so: environmental protection."- The National Memo, "Two barrels of leftist buckshot, aimed at America's ruling class." -Ted Conover,author of Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing and Whiteout: Lost in Aspen, A brilliant, darkly funny expose of Aspen, the ruling classes' green utopia, and the invisible, scorned immigrant labor that makes it all possible., "As Lisa Sun-Hee Parkand David Naguib Pellow make clear, we can't tackle today's environmentalproblems without simultaneously solving social ones. The Slums of Aspen is a must read for all of us who want not just a green and healthy economy, butalso a fair and just one."-Annie Leonard,Author and Host, The Story of Stuff, The authors...make a convincing and highly disturbing case about how some of the nation's most prominent promoters of sustainability depend on the labor of immigrants to enjoy privileged lives amidst a lovely environment., "Documents, observation, and interview material over a number of years combine to give a full picture of the situation...the book's rich background of Aspen and the whole state's history is nicely provided, and the interesting flow of history and people's everday lives make Slums of Aspen very accessible."- American Journal of Sociology, "A brilliant, darkly funny expose of Aspen, the ruling classes' green utopia, and the invisible, scorned immigrant labor that makes it all possible." -Mike Davis,author of Magical Urbanism and No One is Illegal, ( "A clear description of a troubling problem and an important contribution to debates on immigration policy." )-( Kirkus ),(), "A brilliant, darkly funny expose of Aspen, the ruling classes' greenutopia, and the invisible, scorned immigrant labor that makes it all possible." -Mike Davis,author of Magical Urbanism and No One is Illegal, As Lisa Sun-Hee Park and David Naguib Pellow make clear, we cant tackle todays environmental problems without simultaneously solving social ones. The Slums of Aspen is a must read for all of us who want not just a green and healthy economy, but also a fair and just one., A pair of sociologists, in their new book, paint a damning picture of the stark inequalities between local immigrant laborers and Aspen vacationers and the wealthy homeowners they serve., "It's the perfect text to look at the intersection between social and environmental issues."-Marci Krivonen, Aspen Public Radio, "A clear description of a troubling problem and an important contribution to debates on immigration policy." Kirkus" As the limits to growth discourse gains currency, Park and Pellow's groundbreaking book is a must-read. Tracing the nativism that has bedeviled the environmental movement for decades, they tell the fascinating story of eco-conscious, upscale Aspen, which was gripped by anti-immigrant fervor in the name of 'saving the planet.' A great addition for courses on environment, race, class, social activism and contemporary problems." Juliet Schor, Boston College, and author of The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need" Two barrels of leftist buckshot, aimed at America's ruling class." -Ted Conover, author of Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing and Whiteout: Lost in Aspen" A brilliant, darkly funny expose of Aspen, the ruling classes' green utopia, and the invisible, scorned immigrant labor that makes it all possible." Mike Davis, author of Magical Urbanism and No One is Illegal" As Lisa Sun-Hee Park and David Naguib Pellow make clear, we can't tackle today's environmental problems without simultaneously solving social ones. The Slums of Aspen is a must read for all of us who want not just a green and healthy economy, but also a fair and just one."-Annie Leonard, Author and Host, The Story of Stuff, "The Slums of Aspen touches a wide variety of important topics both inside and outside the subdiscipline of environmental sociology. It takes long-lasting debates about population growth and examines them anew. It should be of interest to scholars in social movements, race, labor studies, political sociology, leisure studies, to name a few. Its main strength is that it engages so many different, and new areas, of environmental justice, and most importantly, provides a big step forward toward understanding the causes and consequences of environmental privilege, as well as the struggles by some to oppose its racially motivated 'green' politics."-Justin Farrell, Mobilization
Publication Name
Slums of Aspen : Immigrants Vs. the Environment in America's Eden
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Environmental Privilege in the Rocky Mountains 1 The Logic of Aspen 2 The Ultimate Elite Retreat 3 Living in Someone Else's Paradise 4 Nativism and the Environmental Movement 5 Advocacy and Social Justice Workers Conclusion: Dreams of Privilege/Visions of Justice Notes on Research Methods Notes References Index About the Authors
Copyright Date
2013
Dewey Decimal
305.9/069120978843
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Series
Nation of Nations Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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