{"product_id":"falling-in-love-with-nature-amanda-j-baugh-9781479824038","title":"Falling in Love with Nature: The Values of Latinx Catholic Environmentalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores the contours of Latinx Catholic environmentalism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHome-based conservationist measures such as cultivating backyard gardens, avoiding consumerism, and limiting waste are widespread among Spanish-speaking Catholics across the United States. Yet these home-based conservationist practices are seldom recognized as \"environmental\" because they are enacted by working-class immigrant communities and do not conform to the expectations of mainstream environmentalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFalling in Love with Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, Amanda J. Baugh tells the story of American environmentalism through a focus on Spanish-speaking Catholics, shedding light on environmental actors who have been hidden in plain sight. While dominant narratives about environmental activism include minorities, primarily in the realm of environmental racism and injustice, Baugh demonstrates that minority communities are not merely victims of environmental problems. They can be active agents who express love for nature based on inherited family traditions and close relationships with the land. Baugh shows that Spanish-speaking Catholics have values that have been overlooked in global discourses, grassroots movements, and the highest echelons of the US Catholic Church. By drawing attention to the environmental knowledge that is already abundant within Spanish-speaking Catholic communities, \u003ci\u003eFalling in Love with Nature\u003c\/i\u003e challenges readers to rethink their assumptions about who can be an environmental leader and what counts as environmentalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amanda J. Baugh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479824038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479824038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Amanda J. Baugh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46721435992319,"sku":"9781479824038","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ac752fe-908f-43c9-b203-5305e81a88c3.jpg?v=1742752863","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/falling-in-love-with-nature-amanda-j-baugh-9781479824038","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}