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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... Social Studies in The Hague, she founded the Women and Development programme. Mies has written books and articles that deal with topics relating to feminism, third world issues and the environment. Her other titles published by Zed ...
... Social Studies in The Hague, she founded the Women and Development programme. Mies has written books and articles that deal with topics relating to feminism, third world issues and the environment. Her other titles published by Zed ...
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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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Vandana Shiva, Maria Mies. social movements, including the anti-nuclear power and ecology movements. Experiences such as these shaped her teaching of women's studies at the Institute of Social Sciences in the Hague. She mapped out a ...
Vandana Shiva, Maria Mies. social movements, including the anti-nuclear power and ecology movements. Experiences such as these shaped her teaching of women's studies at the Institute of Social Sciences in the Hague. She mapped out a ...
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... social decay of passive consumerism and the social vitality of skilful, self-sufficient and autonomous livelihood economies: subsistence. In the twenty years since Ecofeminism was first published, every key socio-economic and cultural ...
... social decay of passive consumerism and the social vitality of skilful, self-sufficient and autonomous livelihood economies: subsistence. In the twenty years since Ecofeminism was first published, every key socio-economic and cultural ...
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... social organizations. I stand empowered today because people before me fought against the exclusions and prejudices against women and children – my grandfather sacrificed his life for women's equality, and my mother was a feminist ...
... social organizations. I stand empowered today because people before me fought against the exclusions and prejudices against women and children – my grandfather sacrificed his life for women's equality, and my mother was a feminist ...
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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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