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Mobilizing Bolivia's Displaced
The election of Evo Morales as Bolivia's president in 2005 made him his nation's first indigenous head of state, a watershed victory for social activists and Native peoples. El Movimiento Sin Tierra (MST), or the Landless Peasant Movement, played a significant role in bringing Morales to power. Foll... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2003 -
Fighting to Breathe: Race, Toxicity, and the Rise of Youth Activism in Baltimore (California Series in Public Anthropology #54)
Industrial toxic emissions on the South Baltimore Peninsula are among the highest in the nation. Because of the concentration of factories and other chemical industries in their neighborhoods, residents face elevated rates of lung cancer and other respiratory illnesses in addition to heart attacks, ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Baltimore Revisited: Stories of Inequality and Resistance in a U.S. City
by Nicole Fabricant • Louise Parker Kelley • Sam Collins • Michelle L. Stefano • Lawrence Brown • Daniel L. Buccino • Michael Casiano • Shannon Darrow • Matthew Durington • Aiden Faust • Jennifer A. Ferretti • Leif Fredrickson • Robert Gamble • Marisela Gomez • April K. Householder • Jodi Kelber-Kaye • Emily Lieb • Jacob R. Levin • Teresa Méndez • Ashley Minner • Elizabeth M. Nix • Richard E. Otten • Eli Pousson • Mary Rizzo • Fred Scharmen • Aletheia Hyun-Jin Shin • Linda Shopes • Joe Tropea • Amy Zanoni • Denise Meringolo • Robert Headley • Shawntay StocksNicknamed both “Mobtown” and “Charm City” and located on the border of the North and South, Baltimore is a city of contradictions. From media depictions in The Wire to the real-life trial of police officers for the murder of Freddie Gray, Baltimore has become a quintessential example of a struggling... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019