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This book examines how asbestos activists living in remote rural villages in South Africa activated metropolitan resources of representation at the grassroots level in a quest for justice and restitution for the catastrophic effects on their lives caused by the asbestos industry.  It follows the Asbestos Interest Group (AIG) over a fifteen-year period through its involvement in grassroots research, in legal cases and in the compensation systems for asbestos-related disease.  It examines how the AIG became grassroots technicians of translocal paperwork, moving texts back and forth between periphery and center, pushing documents through the textual mazeways of the courts, medical institutions, the compensation system and various government agencies.   The book addresses rhetorical mobility and the extent to which, given the AIG’s position on the periphery, it has been able to enter the voices and interests of villagers into formerly inaccessible forums of deliberation and decision-making.

Sociolinguistics --- Literacy --- Asbestos industry --- Asbestos --- Asbestos miners --- Evidence, Documentary --- Political aspects --- Health aspects --- Law and legislation --- Political activity --- asbestos activism. --- asbestos. --- asbestosis. --- environmentalism of the poor. --- grassroots activism. --- grassroots literacy. --- paperwork studies. --- sociolinguistics of globalization.

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"Contemporary right-wing populist movements have propelled authoritarian leaders into power, championed reactionary forms of nationalism as solutions to economic and social crisis, and scapegoated vulnerable populations, leading to violence, harassment, and hate speech directed against immigrants, people of color, Muslims, Jews, LGBT people and other marginalized communities. The Perils of Populism gathers the writing of leading theorists and activists to explore how a feminist lens can help diagnose the global rise of populism and resist threats to democracy. It reflects on the roots of the current political crisis, shows how feminist and queer activists are challenging reactionary populism, and explores feminist visions of a more just, democratic future. Featuring interdisciplinary essays on the United States, the Middle East, Europe, and India, the volume contributes to a rapidly expanding literature on gender and the far right"--

Authoritarianism. --- Feminist theory. --- Marginality, Social. --- Populism. --- Populism, feminism, right wing populism, authoritarianism, contemporary populism, nationalism, LGBT activism, female activism, feminist analysis, feminist perspective, reactionary populism, Ascetic masculinity, Anti-Trump Resistance, political resistance, grassroots activism, neo-marxism, organizing for power, political nationalism.

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"Money occupies a powerful place in our lives - it is a problem, a goal, and motivator, a measure of self-worth and national progress, and even an influence on how we relate to each other and to nature - but what happens when communities start to reinvent money and markets? Over the last twenty-five years, grassroots activists in Medellín, Colombia, have used barter markets and community currencies as one strategy to re-weave a social fabric shredded by violence and to establish an economy founded on respect and reciprocity rather than exploitation. In Social Exchange, Brian J. Burke provides a deep ethnographic investigation of this activism and its effects. This story draws us into the cultural and material effects of capitalism and narco-violence, while also helping us understand what new radical imaginations look like and how people bring them to life. The result is an intimate glimpse of urban life in Latin America, as well as a broader analysis of non-capitalist or post-capitalist possibility"--

Social exchange. --- Barter --- Economic aspects --- Social aspects --- Cultural activism, Medellín, Colombia, Medellín, Colombia, barter markets, alternative currencies, economic systems, South American economy, Latin American Economies, alternative economies, globalization, hegemony, economic change, bartering, barterers, barter system, grassroots activism, narco-violence, ethnography, Colombian cultural movements, capitalist culture, social movement.

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"Across the United States marginalized communities are organizing to address social, economic, and environmental inequities through building community food systems rooted in the principles of social justice. But how exactly are communities doing this work, why are residents tackling these issues through food, what are their successes, and what barriers are they encountering? This book dives into the heart of the food justice movement through an exploration of East New York Farms! (ENYF!), one of the oldest food justice organizations in Brooklyn, and one that emerged from a bottom-up asset-oriented development model. It details the food inequities the community faces and what produced them, how and why residents mobilized to turn vacant land into community gardens, and the struggles the organization has encountered as they worked to feed residents through urban farms and farmers markets. This book also discusses how through the politics of food justice, ENYF! has challenged the growth-oriented development politics of City Hall, opposed the neoliberalization of food politics, navigated the funding constraints of philanthropy and the welfare state, and opposed the entrance of a Walmart into their community. Through telling this story, Growing Gardens, Building Power offers insights into how the food justice movement is challenging the major structures and institutions that seek to curtail the transformative power of the food justice movement and its efforts to build a more just and sustainable world"--

Urban agriculture --- Social justice --- Food security --- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) --- environmental activism, environmentalism, food justice, community food systems, social issues, gardening, gardening tools, community food banks, food banks, New York welfare, East New York Farms!, Brooklyn activists, Brooklyn, NY, social justice, food justice movements, food justice movement, food inequities, socioeconomic struggles, New York neoliberalism, neoliberalism in America, neoliberalism in the US, the welfare state, food sustainability, political resistance, grassroots activism, farmers markets, farmers market near me, nonprofit activism, grocery retailing, food banks near me, New York City activism, watering can, rakes, fertilizer.

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More than thirty million Americans live in small, out-of-the-way places. Many of them could have joined the vast majority of Americans who live in cities and suburbs. They could live closer to more lucrative careers and convenient shopping, a wider range of educational opportunities, and more robust health care. But they have opted to live differently. In Small-Town America, we meet factory workers, shop owners, retirees, teachers, clergy, and mayors--residents who show neighborliness in small ways, but who also worry about everything from school closings and their children's futures to the ups and downs of the local economy. Drawing on more than seven hundred in-depth interviews in hundreds of towns across America and three decades of census data, Robert Wuthnow shows the fragility of community in small towns. He covers a host of topics, including the symbols and rituals of small-town life, the roles of formal and informal leaders, the social role of religious congregations, the perception of moral and economic decline, and the myriad ways residents in small towns make sense of their own lives. Wuthnow also tackles difficult issues such as class and race, abortion, homosexuality, and substance abuse. Small-Town America paints a rich panorama of individuals who reside in small communities, finding that, for many people, living in a small town is an important part of self-identity.

Communities --- Cities and towns --- Community --- Social groups --- Global cities --- Municipalities --- Towns --- Urban areas --- Urban systems --- Human settlements --- Sociology, Urban --- United States --- Republicans. --- Suzanne Keller. --- abortion. --- agriculture. --- antipathy. --- athletics. --- big government. --- bureaucracy. --- career opportunities. --- caring. --- children. --- church closure. --- civic responsibilities. --- class. --- college. --- community life. --- community spirit. --- community ties. --- community. --- creationism. --- economic decline. --- education. --- educators. --- employment. --- ethnic diversity. --- evolution. --- family. --- frog-pond effect. --- future planning. --- gentry. --- grassroots activism. --- higher education. --- homecoming festivals. --- homosexuality. --- immigration. --- job opportunities. --- leaders. --- leadership. --- living standards. --- loyalty. --- membership criteria. --- metropolitan areas. --- money. --- moral decline. --- nature. --- neighborliness. --- neighbors. --- parents. --- pensioners. --- politics. --- population decline. --- populism. --- public officials. --- racial diversity. --- religion. --- religious buildings. --- religious congregations. --- religious organizations. --- religious participation. --- respect. --- ritual. --- school curriculum. --- self-identity. --- service class. --- slow pace. --- small towns. --- small-town life. --- social innovation. --- social networks. --- social strata. --- socioeconomic status. --- stereotypes. --- sustainable energy. --- technology. --- territory. --- townspeople. --- voluntary organizations. --- wageworkers. --- welfare. --- work. --- young people.