Ecofeminism

Name: Ecofeminism
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ISBN: 9780877229896

ISBN-10: 0877229899

ISBN-13: 9780877229896

Edition: 1993

Authors: Greta Gaard

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Drawing on the insights of ecology, feminism, and socialism, ecofeminism's basic premise is that the ideology that authorizes oppression based on race, class, gender, sexuality, physical abilities, and species is the same ideology that sanctions the oppression of nature. In this collection of essays, feminist scholars and activists discuss the relationships among human begins, the natural environment, and nonhuman animals. They reject the nature/culture dualism of patriarchal thought and locate animals and humans within nature. The goal of these twelve articles is to contribute to the evolving dialogue among feminists, ecofeminists, animal liberationists, deep ecologists, and social…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 1/14/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Preface



Living Interconnections with Animals and Nature


Notes



Ecofeminism: Linking Theory and Practice


Notes



Dismantling Oppression: an Analysis of the Connection Between Women and Animals


Notes



Roots: Rejoining Natural and Social History


Notes



Ecofminism and the Politics of Reality


Notes



Questioning Sour Grapes: Ecofeminism and the United Farm Workers Grape Boycott


Notes



Animal Rights and Feminist Theory


Notes



The Feminist Traffic in Animals



For the Love of Nature: Ecology and the Cult of the Romantic



From Heroic to Holistic Ethics: the Ecofeminist Challenge


Notes



A Cross-Cultural Critique of Ecofeminism



Ecofeminism and Native American Cultures: Pushing the Limits of Cultural Imperialism?


Notes


Selected Bibliography


About the Contributors


Index