{"product_id":"ecofeminism","title":"ECOFEMINISM","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Maria Mies \u0026amp; Vandana Shiva\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rawat Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2010\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8131603229\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSale Territory:\u003c\/strong\u003e South Asia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this powerful and thought-provoking work, Maria Mies and Vandana Shiva, two internationally respected feminist activists and writers, come together to present a controversial and engaging environmental agenda. By incorporating interviews and personal narratives, they bring the voices of women from both the North and South into the discussion on environmental degradation, offering fresh insights into ecological issues from a gendered perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors explore critical questions such as: Do women involved in environmental movements recognize a link between patriarchy and ecological destruction? How do global militarism and the destruction of nature intersect? Through these discussions, they critique mainstream environmental theories, offering a rigorous and intellectual ecofeminist perspective that is both practical and philosophical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book calls for the acceptance of ecological limits, a rejection of the commodification of needs, and a commitment to a new ethics—one that recognizes the importance of community, sustainability, and justice. With an emphasis on the role of women in shaping the future of the environment, it is a must-read for those interested in understanding the complex relationships between gender, ecology, and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Why We Wrote this Book Together \/ Maria Mies and Vandana Shiva\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 1: CRITIQUE AND PERSPECTIVE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Reductionism and Regeneration: A Crisis in Science \/ Vandana Shiva\u003cbr\u003e3. Feminist Research: Science, Violence and Responsibility \/ Maria Mies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 2: SUBSISTENCE V. DEVELOPMENT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. The Myth of Catching-up Development \/ Maria Mies\u003cbr\u003e5. The Impoverishment of the Environment: Women and Children Last \/ Vandana Shiva\u003cbr\u003e6. Who Made Nature Our Enemy? \/ Maria Mies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 3: THE SEARCH FOR ROOTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Homeless in the ‘Global Village’ \/ Vandana Shiva\u003cbr\u003e8. Masculinization of the Motherland \/ Vandana Shiva\u003cbr\u003e9. Women have no Fatherland \/ Maria Mies\u003cbr\u003e10. White Man’s Dilemma: His Search for What He Has Destroyed \/ Maria Mies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 4: ECOFEMINISM V. NEW AREAS OF INVESTMENT THROUGH BIOTECHNOLOGY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. Women’s Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity Conservation \/ Vandana Shiva\u003cbr\u003e12. New Reproductive Technologies: Sexist and Racist Implications \/ Maria Mies\u003cbr\u003e13. From the Individual to the Dividual: The Supermarket of ‘Reproductive Alternatives’ \/ Maria Mies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 5: FREEDOM FOR TRADE OR FREEDOM FOR SURVIVAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14. Self-Determination: The End of a Utopia? \/ Maria Mies\u003cbr\u003e15. GATT, Agriculture and Third World Women \/ Vandana Shiva\u003cbr\u003e16. The Chipko Women’s Concept of Freedom \/ Vandana Shiva\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 6: SUBSISTENCE: FREEDOM V. LIBERALIZATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e17. Liberating the Consumer \/ Maria Mies\u003cbr\u003e18. Decolonizing the North \/ Vandana Shiva\u003cbr\u003e19. People or Population: Towards a New Ecology of Reproduction \/ Maria Mies and Vandana Shiva\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 7: CONCLUSION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e20. The Need for a New Vision: The Subsistence Perspective \/ Maria Mies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaria Mies is a sociologist, feminist, and author of several influential books such as \u003cem\u003eIndian Women and Patriarchy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePatriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale\u003c\/em\u003e. She has taught at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague and is active in women’s and environmental movements in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVandana Shiva is a physicist, philosopher, and feminist activist. Director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Natural Resource Policy, Dehradun, India, she has been at the forefront of environmental activism, including the Chipko Movement. 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