Where the Waters Divide By Michael Mascarenhas 9780739168271

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Human geography

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Wordery

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Lexington books

Where the Waters Divide : Lexington Books : 9780739168271 : 0739168274 : 13 Jul 2012 : This timely and important scholarship advances an empirical understanding of Canada's contemporary ?Indian? problem.Where the Waters Divide is one of the few book monographs that analyze how contemporary neoliberal reforms (in the manner of de-regulation, austerity measures, common sense policies, privatization, etc.) are woven through and shape contemporary racial inequality in Canadian society. Using recent controversies in drinking water contamination and solid waste and sewage pollution,Where the Waters Divide illustrates in concrete ways how cherished notions of liberalism and common sense reform ? neoliberalism ? also constitute a particular form of racial oppression and white privilege. Where the Waters Divide brings together theories and concepts from four disciplines ? sociology, geography, Aboriginal studies, and environmental studies ? to build critical insights into the race relational a

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