Social Movements: An Anthropological ReaderISBN: 978-1-4051-0109-7
Paperback
360 pages
October 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
Other Available Formats: Hardcover
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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