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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... she also investigated the capitalist exploitation of lacemaker housewives. At home she joined the feminist movement and was active in a number of social movements, including the anti-nuclear power and ecology movements. Experiences ...
... she also investigated the capitalist exploitation of lacemaker housewives. At home she joined the feminist movement and was active in a number of social movements, including the anti-nuclear power and ecology movements. Experiences ...
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... such attitudes are historically imposed upon women. Socialist feminists examine the unique form of women's economic exploitation as unpaid domestic labour in the global market. Liberal feminists simply seek x Ecofeminism.
... such attitudes are historically imposed upon women. Socialist feminists examine the unique form of women's economic exploitation as unpaid domestic labour in the global market. Liberal feminists simply seek x Ecofeminism.
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... exploitation of nature, all our anger and critique of the ruthless killing of our common Mother Earth are still the same. Yet, I ask myself: Is everything just still the same? Or have things changed in a way that makes a new edition of ...
... exploitation of nature, all our anger and critique of the ruthless killing of our common Mother Earth are still the same. Yet, I ask myself: Is everything just still the same? Or have things changed in a way that makes a new edition of ...
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... exploited and dominated by man. The tools for this are science, technology and violence. The destruction of nature, the new weapons, genetic engineering, modern agriculture and other modern inventions are all 'brainchildren' of this ...
... exploited and dominated by man. The tools for this are science, technology and violence. The destruction of nature, the new weapons, genetic engineering, modern agriculture and other modern inventions are all 'brainchildren' of this ...
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... exploited people and nature of the South, the other had studied the same processes as they affect women from the viewpoint of someone who lives 'in the heart of the beast'. Could all these differences be overcome by good-will and effort ...
... exploited people and nature of the South, the other had studied the same processes as they affect women from the viewpoint of someone who lives 'in the heart of the beast'. Could all these differences be overcome by good-will and effort ...
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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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