EcofeminismBloomsbury Publishing, 2014 M03 13 - 360 páginas This groundbreaking work remains as relevant today as when it was when first published. Two of Zed's best-known authors argue that ecological destruction and industrial catastrophes constitute a direct threat to everyday life, the maintenance of which has been made the particular responsibility of women. In both industrialized societies and the developing countries, the new wars the world is experiencing, violent ethnic chauvinisms and the malfunctioning of the economy also pose urgent questions for ecofeminists. Is there a relationship between patriarchal oppression and the destruction of nature in the name of profit and progress? How can women counter the violence inherent in these processes? Should they look to a link between the women's movement and other social movements? Maria Mies and Vandana Shiva offer a thought-provoking analysis of these and many other issues from a unique North-South perspective. They critique prevailing economic theories, conventional concepts of women's emancipation, the myth of 'catching up' development, the philosophical foundations of modern science and technology, and the omission of ethics when discussing so many questions, including advances in reproductive technology and biotechnology. In constructing their own ecofeminist epistemology and methodology, these two internationally respected feminist environmental activists look to the potential of movements advocating consumer liberation and subsistence production, sustainability and regeneration, and they argue for an acceptance of limits and reciprocity and a rejection of exploitation, the endless commoditization of needs, and violence. |
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... countries promote a public fear of terrorism in order to justify self-interested foreign interventions. Shiva observes that, in her own country, the imposition of free-trade-related structural adjustments lead to so much disorganization ...
... countries promote a public fear of terrorism in order to justify self-interested foreign interventions. Shiva observes that, in her own country, the imposition of free-trade-related structural adjustments lead to so much disorganization ...
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... have not learned anything after the explosion of the nuclear plant in Chernobyl – an accident which according to them could never have happened. They continued to construct more nuclear plants in more countries and Preface xxiii.
... have not learned anything after the explosion of the nuclear plant in Chernobyl – an accident which according to them could never have happened. They continued to construct more nuclear plants in more countries and Preface xxiii.
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Vandana Shiva, Maria Mies. continued to construct more nuclear plants in more countries and they promised these were ... country and the world. In this sphere we also started with action from which we gained our theoretical insights ...
Vandana Shiva, Maria Mies. continued to construct more nuclear plants in more countries and they promised these were ... country and the world. In this sphere we also started with action from which we gained our theoretical insights ...
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... countries as well as in 'backward' countries. The forms of this violence may differ but the core is the same. In the new wars which began as a consequence of 9/11, violence against women and children is a 'normal' side-effect ...
... countries as well as in 'backward' countries. The forms of this violence may differ but the core is the same. In the new wars which began as a consequence of 9/11, violence against women and children is a 'normal' side-effect ...
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... countries to free trade, transnational corporations (TNCs) have shifted part of their production to 'cheap labour countries'. Bangladesh is one of these countries. As we know, the cheapest of cheap labourers everywhere are young women ...
... countries to free trade, transnational corporations (TNCs) have shifted part of their production to 'cheap labour countries'. Bangladesh is one of these countries. As we know, the cheapest of cheap labourers everywhere are young women ...
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Part 2 Subsistence v Development | 55 |
Part 3 The Search for Roots | 98 |
Part 4 Ecofeminism v New Areas of Investment through Biotechnology | 164 |
Part 5 Freedom for Trade or Freedom for Survival? | 218 |
Freedom v Liberalization | 251 |
Part 7 Conclusion | 297 |
Index | 325 |
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