Ecofeminism: Towards Integrating the Concerns of Women, Poor People, and Nature into DevelopmentUniversity Press of America, 1 de abr. de 2011 - 560 páginas Ecofeminism is for those who desire to improve their understanding of the current crises of poverty, environmental destruction, violence, and human rights abuses, and their causes. It is an ecofeminist analysis of modern society's dualized, patriarchal structure, showing that one-sided reductionist, masculine, and quantitative (yang) perceptions inform science, economics, and technology, resulting in subordination of holistic, feminine, and qualitative (yin) values. This yin-yang imbalance manifests as patriarchal domination of women, poor people, and nature, leading to the above crises. Since similar values inform Third World Development, its activities are also exploitative. Thus, rather than improving human well-being, development increases poverty and natural degradation in the South. Modern patriarchy manifests in neo-liberal policies that promote 'free' global economic markets and trades, generating huge profits to the political and economic elites with devastating results for societies and nature worldwide. Unless we increase our awareness and demand changes that balance the yang and yin forces, patriarchal domination will eradicate life on planet Earth. |
Conteúdo
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Perspectives for Transforming the Crises | 67 |
Ecofeminism What it is and why it is Important | 98 |
An Ecofeminist Analysis of Science Economics and Technology | 165 |
Modem Science Its Domination of Women Others and Nature | 168 |
Scientific Economics Its Domination of Women Others and Nature | 206 |
Scientific Technology Its Domination of Women Others and Nature | 270 |
An Ecofeminist Analysis of Development | 301 |
Empirical and Socioeconomic Links between the Domination of Women Others and Nature | 343 |
Women Environment and Sustainable Development An Ecofeminist Intervention into the Development Debate | 390 |
Ecofeminist Thoughts on a Possible Nondominant World The Way Things could have been | 431 |
Summary Conclusion and Recommendations | 475 |
Glossary | 501 |
Bibliography | 507 |
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About the Author | 530 |
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