An archaeology of environmental racism in los angeles

Urban Geography

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 419-439

  Pulido, Laura ^a   Sidawi, Steve ^a   Vos, Robert O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000617358     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.17.5.419     Document Type: Article

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