Melissa Checker: 2 books

Polluted Promises

Environmental Racism and the Search for Justice in a Southern Town

by Melissa Checker
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005

Association for Humanist Sociology 2007 Book Award co-winner Julian Steward Award 2006 Runner-Up! Over the past two decades, environmental racism has become the rallying cry for many communities as they discover the contaminations of toxic chemicals and industrial waste in their own backyards. Living...

Local Actions

Cultural Activism, Power, and Public Life in America

by Melissa Checker, Maggie Fishman
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2004

Activism is alive and well in the United States, according to Melissa Checker and Maggie Fishman. It exists on large and small scales and thrives in unexpected places. Finding activism in backyards, art classes, and urban areas branded as "ghettos," these anthropologists explore the many...