Mexican Americans and the Environment: Tierra y Vida

by Devon Gerardo Peña

Mexican Americans have traditionally had a strong land ethic, believing that humans must respect la tierra because it is the source of la vida . As modern market forces exploit the earth, communities struggle to control their own ecological futures, and several studies have recorded that Mexican Americans are more impacted by environmental injustices than are other national-origin groups. In our countryside, agricultural workers are poisoned by pesticides,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816522111
• ISBN13: 9780816522118
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"