Volatile Places: A Sociology of Communities and Environmental Controversies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780761987505)

Volatile Places: A Sociology of Communities and Environmental Controversies is a thoughtful guide to the spirited public controversies that inevitably occur when environments and human communities collide. The movie "An Inconvenient Truth" based on the environmental activism of Al Gore and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina are specifically highlighted. Authors Valerie Gunter and Steve Kroll-Smith begin with a simple observation and offer a provocative case study approach to the investigation of community and environmental controversies.

Author: Valerie Gunter, Steve Kroll-Smith
ISBN-10: 0761987509
ISBN-13: 9780761987505
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Language: English
Published: 11/22/2006
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.32w x 0.47d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2007 pg. 90