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1 online resource (ix, 275 pages) : illustrations. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Nation of newcomers : immigrant history as American history
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Nation of newcomers.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction: environmental privilege in the Rocky Mountains -- The logic of Aspen -- The ultimate elite retreat -- Living in someone else's paradise -- Anti-immigrant fervor and the environmental movement -- Advocacy and social justice workers -- Conclusion: from dreams of privilege to visions of justice. |
Summary |
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 immigra. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Aspen (Colo.) -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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Emigration and immigration -- Environmental aspects.
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Emigration and immigration -- Environmental aspects. |
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Emigration and immigration. |
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Environmental policy -- Colorado -- Aspen.
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Environmental policy. |
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Colorado -- Aspen. |
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Environmentalism -- Political aspects -- Colorado -- Aspen.
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Environmentalism -- Political aspects. |
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Environmentalism. |
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Aspen (Colo.) -- Race relations.
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Immigrants -- Colorado -- Aspen -- Social conditions.
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Immigrants. |
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Social conditions. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Pellow, David N., 1969- author.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Park, Lisa Sun-Hee. Slums of Aspen. New York : New York University Press, ©2011 9780814768037 (DLC) 2011017988 (OCoLC)723142056 |
ISBN |
9780814768044 (electronic book) |
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0814768040 (electronic book) |
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9780814768655 (electronic book) |
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0814768652 (electronic book) |
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9780814768037 |
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0814768032 |
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