The Small Matter of Suing Chevron

“Powerfully written, methodologically innovative, and intricately and deeply researched, The Small Matter of Suing Chevron is a rewarding provocation for all readers interested the ways activism, law, and science contend over the injuries of toxic harm.” - Carol J. Greenhouse, author of The Paradox of Relevance: Ethnography and Citizenship in the United States

“We know injustices in the world exist; the point is to chart how they come into being and continue to reproduce themselves. Suzana Sawyer does that analytic work brilliantly. A monumental piece of research and an exemplary model for imaginatively and rigorously thinking about law and science together, The Small Matter of Suing Chevron will have a major impact in anthropology, science and technology studies, environmental studies, and Latin American studies.” - Andrea Ballestero, author of A Future History of Water

"A monumental book. . . . An innovative study at the interface of law, health, and the environment, The Small Matter of Suing Chevron will appeal to anthropologists of all stripes, as well as legal scholars, epidemiologists, and those working in the environmental humanities, science and technology studies, and Latin American contexts. As global toxics threaten to resign us all to irredeemable loss, Sawyer’s masterful ethnography demonstrates how it is still both possible and necessary to take a stand against corporate power and judicial imperialism." - Lindsay Ofrias, NACLA

"This book is a valuable addition to work at the critical intersection of law and environmental studies, and essential reading for scholars concerned with energy politics in Latin America. It is best suited for upper-level undergraduate courses and graduate seminars." - Stuart Kirsch, American Ethnologist

"The book is a theoretical and historical document that should appeal to readers in science and technology studies, political and legal anthropology, and law." - Bret Gustafson, Journal of Anthropological Research