Social Movements: An Anthropological Reader

Book Overview

Social Movements: An Anthropological Reader expands on standard studies of social movements by offering a collection of writings that is exclusively anthropological in nature and global in its focus-thereby serving as an invaluable tool for instructors and students alike. Based on fieldwork carried out on four continents - North America, South America, Africa, and Asia - and in 14 countries Includes articles that address problems ranging from global health and the spread of diseases; loss of control over basic resources such as water and fuel; militarization; to the repression of indigenous peoples and of women Offers solutions formulated by local peoples

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405101091
• ISBN13: 9781405101097
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.6"