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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Página xiv
... growth of violent, undemocratically imposed, unjust and unfair economic policies and the intensification in brutality of crimes against women? I believe there is. I am not suggesting that violence against women begins with neoliberal ...
... growth of violent, undemocratically imposed, unjust and unfair economic policies and the intensification in brutality of crimes against women? I believe there is. I am not suggesting that violence against women begins with neoliberal ...
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... growth' begins with violence against women by discounting their contribution to the economy. The more the government talks ad nauseam about 'inclusive growth' and 'financial inclusion', the more it excludes the contributions of women to ...
... growth' begins with violence against women by discounting their contribution to the economy. The more the government talks ad nauseam about 'inclusive growth' and 'financial inclusion', the more it excludes the contributions of women to ...
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... growth' creates a culture of rape – rape of the Earth, of local self-reliant economies, of women. The only way in which this 'growth' is 'inclusive' is by its inclusion of ever larger numbers in its circle of violence. I have repeatedly ...
... growth' creates a culture of rape – rape of the Earth, of local self-reliant economies, of women. The only way in which this 'growth' is 'inclusive' is by its inclusion of ever larger numbers in its circle of violence. I have repeatedly ...
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... growth', fuelling the intensity of crimes against women while deepening social and economic inequality. Society and economy are not insulated from each other; the processes of social reforms and economic reforms can no longer be ...
... growth', fuelling the intensity of crimes against women while deepening social and economic inequality. Society and economy are not insulated from each other; the processes of social reforms and economic reforms can no longer be ...
Página xxi
... growth, so-called free trade, consumerism and competitiveness. It means shifting to a focus on planetary and human well-being, to living economies, to living well, to not having more, to valuing cooperation rather than competitiveness ...
... growth, so-called free trade, consumerism and competitiveness. It means shifting to a focus on planetary and human well-being, to living economies, to living well, to not having more, to valuing cooperation rather than competitiveness ...
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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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