Rooted in the earth : reclaiming the African American environmental heritage /
Glave, Dianne D.
Rooted in the earth : reclaiming the African American environmental heritage / Dianne D. Glave. - 1st ed. - Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, c2010. - xi, 178 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: people and currents -- The Atlantic Ocean: currents of life and death -- Topography: navigating the southern landscape -- Religion: shouting in the woods -- Resistance: rebellion, sustenance, and escape in the wilderness -- Preservation: blending the practical and the purist -- Conservation: an African legacy of working the land -- Children: dreaming and danger in woods and fields -- Nature study: observing, classifying, and utilizing the natural world -- Women and gardening: a patch of her own -- Environmental justice: free to breathe -- Conclusion: heritage and the future.
1556527667 (pbk.) 9781556527661 (pbk.)
2010008130
GBB058487 bnb
015545905 Uk
African Americans--History.
African Americans--Social conditions.
Indigenous peoples--Ecology--United States.
Human beings--Effect of environment on--United States.
Environmentalism--United States.
Environmental justice--United States.
E185 / .G54 2010
Rooted in the earth : reclaiming the African American environmental heritage / Dianne D. Glave. - 1st ed. - Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, c2010. - xi, 178 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: people and currents -- The Atlantic Ocean: currents of life and death -- Topography: navigating the southern landscape -- Religion: shouting in the woods -- Resistance: rebellion, sustenance, and escape in the wilderness -- Preservation: blending the practical and the purist -- Conservation: an African legacy of working the land -- Children: dreaming and danger in woods and fields -- Nature study: observing, classifying, and utilizing the natural world -- Women and gardening: a patch of her own -- Environmental justice: free to breathe -- Conclusion: heritage and the future.
1556527667 (pbk.) 9781556527661 (pbk.)
2010008130
GBB058487 bnb
015545905 Uk
African Americans--History.
African Americans--Social conditions.
Indigenous peoples--Ecology--United States.
Human beings--Effect of environment on--United States.
Environmentalism--United States.
Environmental justice--United States.
E185 / .G54 2010