New Perspectives on Environmental Justice: Gender, Sexuality, and Activism
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A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. Women make up the vast majority of activists and org...
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A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. Women make up the vast majority of activists and organizers of grassroots m ovements fighting against environmental ills that threaten poor and people of color communities. New Perspectives on Environmental Justice is the firs t collection of essays that pays tribute to the enormous contributions wome n have made in these endeavors. The writers offer varied examples of environmental justice issues such as c hildren's environmental health campaigns, cancer research, AIDS/HIV activis m, the Environmental Genome Project, and popular culture, among many others . Each one focuses on gender and sexuality as crucial factors in women's or gay men's activism and applies environmental justice principles to related struggles for sexual justice. The contributors represent a wide variety of activist and scholarly perspectives including law, environmental studies, sociology, political science, history, medical anthropology, American studi es, English, African and African American studies, women's studies, and gay and lesbian studies, offering multiple vantage points on gender, sexuality , and activism. Feminist/womanist impulses shape and sustain environmental justice movements around the world, making an understanding of gender roles and differences crucial for the success of these efforts.
Product Info
ISBN: 0813534275
ISBN-13: 9780813534275
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Year: 2004
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
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