Local Actions: Cultural Activism, Power, and Public Life in America Publication date: June 1

Publication date: June 1

such as immigration reform

the use of statistical and econometric methods for analyzing high-frequency financial data has grown exponentially

to challenges such as present-day Iraq

Local Actions: Cultural Activism, Power, and Public Life in America Publication date: June 1Author: Maggie Fishman Category: Nonfiction Language: English Publisher: Columbia University Press Publication date: February 25, 2004 Activism is alive and well in the United States, according to Melissa Checker and Maggie Fishman. It exists on large and small scales and thrives in unexpected places. Finding activism in backyards, art classes, and urban areas branded as "ghettos," these anthropologists explore the many routes people take to work