Gender and environmental justice in Louisiana: Blurring the boundaries of public and private spheres

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 409-426

  Kurtz, Hilda E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activism; Environmental justice; Gender; Performance; Performativity

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTALISM; FEMINISM; GENDER ISSUE; WOMENS ORGANIZATION;

LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT JAMES PARISH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248377246     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: 13600524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09663690701439710     Document Type: Article

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