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Zimring's provocative book will compel future historians to take the role of garbage and waste seriously when seeking to explain some of the most pernicious social injustices of our time. -Indiana Magazine of History

Zimring's provocative book will compel future historians to take the role of garbage and waste seriously when seeking to explain some of the most pernicious social injustices of our time. -Indiana Magazine of History Traces the always shifting, always intertwined definitions of whiteness and cleanliness from the Civil War to the present day. -Pacific Standard What an innovative study! In Clean and White, Carl Zimring addresses an age-old critique of racism that posits white as clean and good and black as dirty and bad. In so doing, he elevates the discussion by demonstrating the cultural roots of this nefarious comparison within the context of environmental racism. Those interested in both questions of race and modern environmentalism will benefit from reading this book. -Martin V. Melosi,author of The Sanitary City Zimring offers a clearly written overview of environmental racism in the US. -Choice Connect [E]nlightening. -Publishers Weekly Offers a significant and startling new perspective on United States history, revealing the many ways in which ideals of cleanliness, notions of environmental propriety, and definitions of whiteness have been interwoven for centuries, to devastating effect. With deft prose and thoroughly researched arguments, Zimring unravels some of the previously overlooked origins of deeply rooted American racism, and in the process shows how these have come to justify economic, social, and political discrimination against people of color. It is an important original analysis, and it brings much needed insight to our ongoing national debate about race and justice. -Robin Nagle,author of Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New Yor Zimring shows that American notions of clean environments and healthy landscapes are the products of a racist past. -Journal of American History [A] valuable history of environmental racism in the United States...Essential reading for those interested in social justice and environmental issues. -Library Journal

[A] valuable history of environmental racism in the United States...Essential reading for those interested in social justice and environmental issues. -Library Journal Zimring shows that American notions of clean environments and healthy landscapes are the products of a racist past. -Journal of American History Offers a significant and startling new perspective on United States history, revealing the many ways in which ideals of cleanliness, notions of environmental propriety, and definitions of whiteness have been interwoven for centuries, to devastating effect. With deft prose and thoroughly researched arguments, Zimring unravels some of the previously overlooked origins of deeply rooted American racism, and in the process shows how these have come to justify economic, social, and political discrimination against people of color. It is an important original analysis, and it brings much needed insight to our ongoing national debate about race and justice. -Robin Nagle,author of Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New Yor [E]nlightening. -Publishers Weekly Zimring offers a clearly written overview of environmental racism in the US. -Choice Connect What an innovative study! In Clean and White, Carl Zimring addresses an age-old critique of racism that posits white as clean and good and black as dirty and bad. In so doing, he elevates the discussion by demonstrating the cultural roots of this nefarious comparison within the context of environmental racism. Those interested in both questions of race and modern environmentalism will benefit from reading this book. -Martin V. Melosi,author of The Sanitary City Traces the always shifting, always intertwined definitions of whiteness and cleanliness from the Civil War to the present day. -Pacific Standard Zimring's provocative book will compel future historians to take the role of garbage and waste seriously when seeking to explain some of the most pernicious social injustices of our time. -Indiana Magazine of History

Zimring's provocative book will compel future historians to take the role of garbage and waste seriously when seeking to explain some of the most pernicious social injustices of our time. -Indiana Magazine of History Traces the always shifting, always intertwined definitions of whiteness and cleanliness from the Civil War to the present day. -Pacific Standard Zimring provides a well-researched, compelling, and engaging history of environmental racism, and it stands unquestionably as a book that can offer a much-needed historical weight to contemporary scholarly debates and explorations of race and environment across disciplines. -Journal of Family Strength What an innovative study! In Clean and White, Carl Zimring addresses an age-old critique of racism that posits white as clean and good and black as dirty and bad. In so doing, he elevates the discussion by demonstrating the cultural roots of this nefarious comparison within the context of environmental racism. Those interested in both questions of race and modern environmentalism will benefit from reading this book. -Martin V. Melosi,author of The Sanitary City Those interested in theories of public health as they relate to race and racial constructs in US history would be wise to consult this important work. -Journal of American Culture Zimring offers a clearly written overview of environmental racism in the US. -Choice Connect Offers a significant and startling new perspective on United States history, revealing the many ways in which ideals of cleanliness, notions of environmental propriety, and definitions of whiteness have been interwoven for centuries, to devastating effect. With deft prose and thoroughly researched arguments, Zimring unravels some of the previously overlooked origins of deeply rooted American racism, and in the process shows how these have come to justify economic, social, and political discrimination against people of color. It is an important original analysis, and it brings much needed insight to our ongoing national debate about race and justice. -Robin Nagle,author of Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New Yor This is an innovative, important and thought-provoking book that deserves a wide readership. -Environment and History [A] valuable history of environmental racism in the United States...Essential reading for those interested in social justice and environmental issues. -Library Journal A comprehensive, brisk, and provocative exploration of environmental racism from the founding of the republic until the 1960s. -American Historical Review [E]nlightening. -Publishers Weekly Zimring shows that American notions of clean environments and healthy landscapes are the products of a racist past. -Journal of American History

Zimring's provocative book will compel future historians to take the role of garbage and waste seriously when seeking to explain some of the most pernicious social injustices of our time. -Indiana Magazine of History Traces the always shifting, always intertwined definitions of whiteness and cleanliness from the Civil War to the present day. -Pacific Standard Zimring provides a well-researched, compelling, and engaging history of environmental racism, and it stands unquestionably as a book that can offer a much-needed historical weight to contemporary scholarly debates and explorations of race and environment across disciplines. -Journal of Family Strength What an innovative study! In Clean and White, Carl Zimring addresses an age-old critique of racism that posits white as clean and good and black as dirty and bad. In so doing, he elevates the discussion by demonstrating the cultural roots of this nefarious comparison within the context of environmental racism. Those interested in both questions of race and modern environmentalism will benefit from reading this book. -Martin V. Melosi,author of The Sanitary City Offers a significant and startling new perspective on United States history, revealing the many ways in which ideals of cleanliness, notions of environmental propriety, and definitions of whiteness have been interwoven for centuries, to devastating effect. With deft prose and thoroughly researched arguments, Zimring unravels some of the previously overlooked origins of deeply rooted American racism, and in the process shows how these have come to justify economic, social, and political discrimination against people of color. It is an important original analysis, and it brings much needed insight to our ongoing national debate about race and justice. -Robin Nagle,author of Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New Yor Zimring offers a clearly written overview of environmental racism in the US. -Choice Connect [E]nlightening. -Publishers Weekly Zimring shows that American notions of clean environments and healthy landscapes are the products of a racist past. -Journal of American History [A] valuable history of environmental racism in the United States...Essential reading for those interested in social justice and environmental issues. -Library Journal

-Zimring's provocative book will compel future historians to take the role of garbage and waste seriously when seeking to explain some of the most pernicious social injustices of our time.--Indiana Magazine of History

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Carl A. Zimring is Professor, Social Science and Cultural Studies, Pratt Institute. He is the author of a number of books, including Cash for Your Trash: Scrap Recycling in America and Aluminum Upcycled: Sustainable Design in Historical Perspective.

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