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11%OFFMaureen G. Reed - Taking Stands: Gender and the Sustainability of Rural Communities - 9780774810180 - V9780774810180
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Taking Stands: Gender and the Sustainability of Rural Communities

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Description for Taking Stands: Gender and the Sustainability of Rural Communities Paperback. Goes beyond the dichotomies of "pro" and "anti" environmentalism to tell the stories of the women who seek to maintain resource use in rural places. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSJ1; RNA; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.

Environmental activism in rural places frequently pits residentswhose livelihood depends on resource extraction against those who seekto protect natural spaces and species. While many studies have focusedon women who seek to protect the natural environment, few have exploredthe perspectives of women who seek to maintain resource use.

This book goes beyond the dichotomies of "pro" and"anti" environmentalism to tell the stories of these women.Maureen Reed uses participatory action research to explain theexperiences of women who seek to protect forestry as an industry, alivelihood, a community, and a culture. She links their experiences topolicy making by considering the effects of environmental ... Read more

A powerful and challenging book, Taking Stands provides acrucial understanding of community change in resource-dependentregions, and helps us to better tackle the complexities of gender andactivism as they relate to rural sustainability. Social andenvironmental geographers, feminist scholars, and those engaged inrural studies, environmental sustainability, community planning, andpolicy making will find it invaluable.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774810180
SKU
V9780774810180
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Maureen G. Reed
Maureen G. Reed is a professor in the Department ofGeography at the University of Saskatchewan.

Reviews for Taking Stands: Gender and the Sustainability of Rural Communities
Maureen Reed has created a significant and sophisticated study that will establish a benchmark not only in how we understand and engage with community change and debate in resource-dependent regions, but also in how we conceptualize gender, women, and activism in those debates.
Greg Halseth, Canada Research Chair in Rural and Small Town Studies, Geography, University of Northern British ... Read more

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