Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors

by Carolyn Finney

Why are African Americans so underrepresented when it comes to interest in nature, outdoor recreation, and environmentalism? In this thought-provoking study, Carolyn Finney looks beyond the discourse of the environmental justice movement to examine how the natural environment has been understood, commodified, and represented by both white and black Americans. Bridging the fields of environmental history, cultural studies, critical race studies, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469614480
• ISBN13: 9781469614489
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"