Volatile Places: A Sociology of Communities and Environmental Controversies

by Valerie J. Gunter and Steve Kroll-Smith

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761987509
• ISBN13: 9780761987505
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 8.9"