Ecofeminism - Rilegato

Mies, Maria; Shiva, Vandana

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1856491552 ISBN 13: 9781856491556

Casa editrice: Zed Books, 1993

Riassunto

This impressive book celebrates the coming together of two well-known critics of Western philosophy and science. From their respective backgrounds in social science and physics, Maria Mies and VAndana Shiva write about the concerns which unite them as women. Theirs is a powerful critique of the emnacipatory ideas of the Enlightenment, which measured civilizationin terms of domination of Nature. They argue that feminism should see linkages between patriarchal opression and the destruction of Nature in the name of profit and progress. Women - in many parts of the world the principal farmers, food-providers, and nurturers of children - are the hardest hit by technological excess and environmental degradation. Through examining issues such as the growth of new reproductive technologies, 'development', indigenous knowledge, globalization, and the concepts of freedom and self-determination, teh authors provide a vision of a different value system. Ecofeminism is after all a 'new term for an ancient wisdom'. Their book is a powerful plea for the rediscovery of such wisdom by feminists and ecologists everywhere.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Zed Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1856491552
• ISBN 13: 9781856491556
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 332