Ghostworkers and Greens

Ghostworkers and Greens
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 247
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ISBN-10 : 9781501704215
ISBN-13 : 1501704214
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Book Synopsis Ghostworkers and Greens by : Adam Tompkins

Download or read book Ghostworkers and Greens written by Adam Tompkins and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-24 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ghostworkers and Greens, Adam Tompkins reveals a history of unexpected cooperation between farmworker groups and environmental organizations. Tompkins shows that the separate movements shared a common concern about the effects of pesticides on human health.


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