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Local Actions: Cultural Activism, Power, and Public Life in America
Local Actions Cultural Activism Power and Public Life in America Author:Melissa Checker, Maggie Fishman Activism is alive and well in America, according to the authors. It exists on large and small scales and thrives in unexpected places. Using the methods of anthropology to broaden our understanding of collective action, this volume presents ten absorbing case studies of such diverse groups as evangelical Christians in Tennessee, transgender acti... more »vists in New York City, South Asian teenagers in Northern California, and Native Americans in Minnesota. By examining social change efforts as they unfold on the ground, these essays offer crucial in-depth perspectives on such hotly debated topics as multiculturalism, the environment, racism, Native American rights, the Christian right, and the culture wars.
A critical issue in current anthropology is the relationship of ethnography to activism and the boundaries between observer and subject. These articles shed light on this important topic.« less