{"product_id":"our-roots-run-deep-as-shannon-elizabeth-bell-9780252079467","title":"Our Roots Run Deep as Ironweed: Appalachian Women and the Fight for Environmental Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003eMotivated by a deeply rooted sense of place and community, Appalachian women have long fought against the damaging effects of industrialization. In this collection of interviews, sociologist Shannon Elizabeth Bell presents the voices of twelve Central Appalachian women, environmental justice activists fighting against mountaintop removal mining and its devastating effects on public health, regional ecology, and community well-being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Each woman narrates her own personal story of injustice and tells how that experience led her to activism. The interviews--many of them illustrated by the women's \"photostories\"--describe obstacles, losses, and tragedies. But they also tell of new communities and personal transformations catalyzed through activism. Bell supplements each narrative with careful notes that aid the reader while amplifying the power and flow of the activists' stories. Bell's analysis outlines the relationship between Appalachian women's activism and the gendered responsibilities they feel within their families and communities. Ultimately, Bell argues that these women draw upon a broader \"protector identity\" that both encompasses and extends the identity of motherhood that has often been associated with grassroots women's activism. As protectors, the women challenge dominant Appalachian gender expectations and guard not only their families but also their homeplaces, their communities, their heritage, and the endangered mountains that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e30% of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to organizations fighting for environmental justice in Central Appalachia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shannon Elizabeth Bell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252079469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252079467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2014","brand":"Shannon Elizabeth Bell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44190928765183,"sku":"9780252079467","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0028950-25cc-4d2f-a86f-a2c5780dfdad.jpg?v=1690873111","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/our-roots-run-deep-as-shannon-elizabeth-bell-9780252079467","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}