Abstract
Myron Glazer, a professor of sociology at Smith College, co-authored this book with his wife, Penina Glazer, who is a professor of history at Hampshire College. They have written a similar, highly acclaimed book, Whistleblowers: Exposing Corruption in Government and Industry (Basic Books, 1989). This time the Glazers have attempted a sociological analysis of grassroots environmentalists, looking for similiarities in experience which transcend national borders and certain issues. Each chapter focuses on a specific aspect of the environmental movement (e.g., secrecy, the role of mothers, fighting toxic landfills, and protecting natural resources) and includes analyses by environmentalists from the United States, Israel, and Czechoslovakia.