Local actions [[electronic resource] ] : cultural activism, power, and public life in America / / edited by Melissa Checker and Maggie Fishman |
Autore | Checker Melissa |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
Disciplina | 306/.0973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CheckerMelissa
FishmanMaggie |
Soggetto topico |
Social change - United States
Social participation - United States Community life - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-231-50242-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / Ginsburg, Faye -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Checker, Melissa / Fishman, Maggie -- 1. Treading Murky Waters:Day-To-Day Dilemmas in the Construction of a Pluralistic U.S. Environmental Movement / Checker, Melissa -- 2. Creating Art, Creating Citizens: Arts Education as Cultural Activism / Fishman, Maggie -- 3. Creating a Political Space for American Indian Economic Development: Indian Gaming and American Indian Activism / Spilde, Katherine A. -- 4. "The Calculus of Pain": Violence, Anthropological Ethics, and the Category Transgender / Valentine, David -- 5. We Shall Overcome? Changing Politics and Changing Sexuality in the Ex-Gay Movement / Erzen, Tanya -- 6. Sins of Our Soccer Moms: Servant Evangelism and the Spiritual Injuries of Class / Elisha, Omri -- 7. Food Fights: Contesting "Cultural Diversity" in Crown Heights / Goldschmidt, Henry -- 8. FOBby or Tight? "Multicultural Day" and Other Struggles at Two Silicon Valley High Schools / Shankar, Shalini -- 9. Gathering "Roots" and Making History in the Korean Adoptee Community / Kim, Eleana -- 10. Activism and Exile: Palestinianness and the Politics of Solidarity / Abdulhadi, Rabab |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450676703321 |
Checker Melissa | ||
New York, : Columbia University Press, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Local actions [[electronic resource] ] : cultural activism, power, and public life in America / / edited by Melissa Checker and Maggie Fishman |
Autore | Checker Melissa |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
Disciplina | 306/.0973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CheckerMelissa
FishmanMaggie |
Soggetto topico |
Social change - United States
Social participation - United States Community life - United States |
ISBN | 0-231-50242-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / Ginsburg, Faye -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Checker, Melissa / Fishman, Maggie -- 1. Treading Murky Waters:Day-To-Day Dilemmas in the Construction of a Pluralistic U.S. Environmental Movement / Checker, Melissa -- 2. Creating Art, Creating Citizens: Arts Education as Cultural Activism / Fishman, Maggie -- 3. Creating a Political Space for American Indian Economic Development: Indian Gaming and American Indian Activism / Spilde, Katherine A. -- 4. "The Calculus of Pain": Violence, Anthropological Ethics, and the Category Transgender / Valentine, David -- 5. We Shall Overcome? Changing Politics and Changing Sexuality in the Ex-Gay Movement / Erzen, Tanya -- 6. Sins of Our Soccer Moms: Servant Evangelism and the Spiritual Injuries of Class / Elisha, Omri -- 7. Food Fights: Contesting "Cultural Diversity" in Crown Heights / Goldschmidt, Henry -- 8. FOBby or Tight? "Multicultural Day" and Other Struggles at Two Silicon Valley High Schools / Shankar, Shalini -- 9. Gathering "Roots" and Making History in the Korean Adoptee Community / Kim, Eleana -- 10. Activism and Exile: Palestinianness and the Politics of Solidarity / Abdulhadi, Rabab |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777006603321 |
Checker Melissa | ||
New York, : Columbia University Press, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Polluted Promises : Environmental Racism and the Search for Justice in a Southern Town / / Melissa Checker |
Autore | Checker Melissa |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2005] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.7/009758/64 |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental justice - Georgia - Augusta
Hazardous waste sites - Environmental aspects - Georgia - Augusta Racism - United States African Americans - Social conditions Social justice - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-8147-7241-2
1-4294-1385-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- One. You Can Run, but You Can’t Hyde -- Two. Race-ing the Environment -- Three. Old Heads -- Four. Strange Fruit -- Five. Foot Soldiers -- Six. Staying on Board -- Seven. No Progress without Struggle -- Appendix A: Methods -- Appendix B: Getting Involved -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449701603321 |
Checker Melissa | ||
New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2005] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Polluted Promises : Environmental Racism and the Search for Justice in a Southern Town / / Melissa Checker |
Autore | Checker Melissa |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2005] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.7/009758/64 |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental justice - Georgia - Augusta
Hazardous waste sites - Environmental aspects - Georgia - Augusta Racism - United States African Americans - Social conditions Social justice - United States |
ISBN |
0-8147-7241-2
1-4294-1385-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- One. You Can Run, but You Can’t Hyde -- Two. Race-ing the Environment -- Three. Old Heads -- Four. Strange Fruit -- Five. Foot Soldiers -- Six. Staying on Board -- Seven. No Progress without Struggle -- Appendix A: Methods -- Appendix B: Getting Involved -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783767003321 |
Checker Melissa | ||
New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2005] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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