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Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation Ser.: Beyond the Kale : Urban Agriculture and Social Justice Activism in New York City by Nevin Cohen and Kristin Reynolds (2016, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherUniversity of Georgia Press
ISBN-10082034950X
ISBN-139780820349503
eBay Product ID (ePID)28038688451
Product Key Features
Number of Pages216 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBeyond the Kale : Urban Agriculture and Social Justice Activism in New York City
SubjectHuman Geography, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Sociology / Urban
Publication Year2016
TypeTextbook
AuthorNevin Cohen, Kristin Reynolds
Subject AreaSocial Science
SeriesGeographies of Justice and Social Transformation Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12.5 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2015-043957
ReviewsThe existence of race- and class-based disparities among farming and gardening groups is nothing new. What is new is Reynolds and Cohen's meticulous, critical urban agriculture scholarship and activist analysis focused on New York City urban agriculture programs that advance social justice goals and are led by people of color and first-generation immigrants from regions of the Global South, with deep roots into their respective communities., Challenging the increasingly mainstream view of urban agriculture as an extension of the new food movement that consists of young, middle-class white 'eoehomesteaders'e� and 'eoepioneers,'e� Nevin Cohen and Kristin Reynolds identify how communities of color have their own rich history and contemporary forms of an urban agriculture directly linked to a deeper desire to bring about community change and social justice. The authors do more than provide an account of this alternative view of urban agriculture; rather, they critically yet constructively engage the movement while trying to energize its efforts to achieve food system change and environmental, economic, and social justice., Challenging the increasingly mainstream view of urban agriculture as an extension of the new food movement that consists of young, middle-class white ?homesteaders? and ?pioneers,? Nevin Cohen and Kristin Reynolds identify how communities of color have their own rich history and contemporary forms of an urban agriculture directly linked to a deeper desire to bring about community change and social justice. The authors do more than provide an account of this alternative view of urban agriculture; rather, they critically yet constructively engage the movement while trying to energize its efforts to achieve food system change and environmental, economic, and social justice., Challenging the increasingly mainstream view of urban agriculture as an extension of the new food movement that consists of young, middle-class white "homesteaders" and "pioneers," Nevin Cohen and Kristin Reynolds identify how communities of color have their own rich history and contemporary forms of an urban agriculture directly linked to a deeper desire to bring about community change and social justice. The authors do more than provide an account of this alternative view of urban agriculture; rather, they critically yet constructively engage the movement while trying to energize its efforts to achieve food system change and environmental, economic, and social justice.
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number28
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal338.109747/1
SynopsisUrban agriculture is increasingly considered an important part of creating just and sustainable cities. Yet the benefits that many people attribute to urban agriculture--fresh food, green space, educational opportunities--can mask structural inequities, thereby making political transformation harder to achieve. Realizing social and environmental justice requires moving beyond food production to address deeper issues such as structural racism, gender inequity, and economic disparities. Beyond the Kale argues that urban agricultural projects focused explicitly on dismantling oppressive systems have the greatest potential to achieve substantive social change. Through in-depth interviews and public forums with some of New York City's most prominent urban agriculture activists and supporters, Kristin Reynolds and Nevin Cohen illustrate how some urban farmers and gardeners not only grow healthy food for their communities but also use their activities and spaces to disrupt the dynamics of power and privilege that perpetuate inequity. Addressing a significant gap in the urban agriculture literature, Beyond the Kale prioritizes the voices of people of color and women--activists and leaders whose strategies have often been underrepresented within the urban agriculture movement--and it examines the roles of scholarship in advancing social justice initiatives., Argues that urban agricultural projects focused explicitly on dismantling oppressive systems have the greatest potential to achieve substantive social change. Through in-depth interviews and public forums with some of New York City's most prominent urban agriculture activists, the authors illustrate how some urban farmers and gardeners use their activities to disrupt the dynamics of power and privilege that perpetuate inequity., Urban agriculture is increasingly considered an important part of creating just and sustainable cities. Yet the benefits that many people attribute to urban agriculture-fresh food, green space, educational opportunities-can mask structural inequities, thereby making political transformation harder to achieve. Realizing social and environmental justice requires moving beyond food production to address deeper issues such as structural racism, gender inequity, and economic disparities. Beyond the Kale argues that urban agricultural projects focused explicitly on dismantling oppressive systems have the greatest potential to achieve substantive social change. Through in-depth interviews and public forums with some of New York City's most prominent urban agriculture activists and supporters, Kristin Reynolds and Nevin Cohen illustrate how some urban farmers and gardeners not only grow healthy food for their communities but also use their activities and spaces to disrupt the dynamics of power and privilege that perpetuate inequity. Addressing a significant gap in the urban agriculture literature, Beyond the Kale prioritizes the voices of people of color and women-activists and leaders whose strategies have often been underrepresented within the urban agriculture movement-and it examines the roles of scholarship in advancing social justice initiatives.
LC Classification NumberS451.N7R48 2016
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