From pink to green : disease prevention and the environmental breast cancer movement / Barbara L. Ley.

Author
Ley, Barbara L., 1972- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2009.
Description
x, 252 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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    Subject(s)
    Series
    Critical issues in health and medicine [More in this series]
    Summary note
    The breast cancer movement has emphasized the importance of reducing or eliminating exposure to chemicals and toxins. The movement's disease prevention philosophy is chronicled from the beginning.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • A movement in the making
    • "End the silence" : uncertainty work and the politics of the cancer industry
    • From touring the streets to taking on science
    • "We should not have to be the bodies of evidence" : the precautionary principle in policy, science, and daily life
    • The cultural politics of sisterhood
    • Toxic tours move indoors : race, class, and breast cancer prevention
    • Beyond breast cancer, beyond women's health
    • Still in the making.
    ISBN
    • 9780813545301 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    • 0813545307 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    • 9780813545318 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 0813545315 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2008040063
    OCLC
    253188862
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