03543nam 2200685 a 450 991078564060332120230126205558.00-8214-4410-7(CKB)2670000000233799(EBL)1743637(OCoLC)821733453(SSID)ssj0000713840(PQKBManifestationID)11472209(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000713840(PQKBWorkID)10658859(PQKB)10291076(MiAaPQ)EBC1743637(OCoLC)811405293(MdBmJHUP)muse21489(Au-PeEL)EBL1743637(CaPaEBR)ebr10588000(EXLCZ)99267000000023379920120706d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStanding our ground[electronic resource] women, environmental justice, and the fight to end mountaintop removal /Joyce M. BarryAthens, Ohio Ohio University Press20121 online resource (217 p.)Ohio University Press series in race, ethnicity, and gender in AppalachiaDescription based upon print version of record.0-8214-2132-8 0-8214-1997-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Living in a sacrifice zone: gender, the political economy of coal, and anti/mountaintop removal activism -- Gender and anti/mountaintop removal activism: expanding the environmental justice framework -- Remembering the past, working for the future: West Virginia women fight for sustainable communities and environmental heritage -- Saving the endangered hillbilly: Appalachian stereotypes and cultural identity in the anti/mountaintop removal movement -- Situating the particular and the universal: gender, environmental justice, and mountaintop removal in a global context.Standing Our Ground: Women, Environmental Justice, and the Fight to End Mountaintop Removal examines women's efforts to end mountaintop removal coal mining in West Virginia. Mountaintop removal coal mining, which involves demolishing the tops of hills and mountains to provide access to coal seams, is one of the most significant environmental threats in Appalachia, where it is most commonly practiced. The Appalachian women featured in Barry's book have firsthand experience with the negative impacts of Big Coal in West Virginia. Through their work in organizations such as thSeries in Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in AppalachiaEnvironmental justiceAppalachian RegionWomenPolitical activityAppalachian RegionMountaintop removal miningSocial aspectsAppalachian RegionLandscape protectionAppalachian RegionCitizen participationCoal mines and miningEnvironmental aspectsAppalachian RegionCommunity activistsAppalachian RegionEnvironmental justiceWomenPolitical activityMountaintop removal miningSocial aspectsLandscape protectionCitizen participation.Coal mines and miningEnvironmental aspectsCommunity activists622/.334Barry Joyce M1510688MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785640603321Standing our ground3743509UNINA