{"product_id":"stewards-of-the-land-race-and-reclaiming-environmental-labor-in-the-american-west-paperback","title":"Stewards of the Land: Race and Reclaiming Environmental Labor in the American West - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStevie Ruiz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe history of the environmental movement--from environmentalism of the nineteenth century to the environmental justice struggles of the late twentieth century--has often been portrayed as a series of efforts led by white environmentalists. In \u003ci\u003eStewards of the Land\u003c\/i\u003e, Stevie Ruiz reassesses the movement and reveals that it has always been a multiracial endeavor. From Southern California berry fields to Japanese American concentration camps, from Chinese cooks in national parks to Chicano Civilian Conservation Corps workers, Ruiz traces how the racialized labor and environmental knowledge of Asian migrants and Chicana\/o communities built the material foundations of modern environmentalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStewards of the Land\u003c\/i\u003e argues that environmental justice was never just a reaction to pollution in the 1970s but has a much longer history tied to land theft, labor exploitation, and the everyday struggles of frontline communities to live and work with dignity. Drawing from comparative ethnic studies and archival research and with a commitment to decolonial praxis, Ruiz recovers the stories of those who labored--often invisibly--to build, maintain, and reimagine environmental spaces in the American West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStevie Ruiz is associate professor of Chicana and Chicano studies at California State University, Northridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52071113097517,"sku":"9781469693354","price":50.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/stewards-of-the-land-race-and-reclaiming-environmental-labor-in-the-american-west-paperback-9909596.webp?v=1780166047","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/stewards-of-the-land-race-and-reclaiming-environmental-labor-in-the-american-west-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}