Ecofeminism: Women, Culture, Nature

Book Overview

Presents an examination of eco-feminism from cross-cultural and multidisciplinary perspectives. This book explores the real-life concerns that have motivated eco-feminism as a grassroots, women-initiated movement around the globe; the appropriateness of eco-feminism to academic and scientific research; and its philosophical implications.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253330319
• ISBN13: 9780253330314
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.9" x 1.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Introductory Text

This text has provided me with an excellent grounding in the field of ecofeminism. The selection of essays included provide a nice range of the various ways ecofeminism is represented in the disciplines and used politically in society. The essays themselves are very clearly written and I found their bibliographies especially helpful in leading me to other more specific sources on the particular foci within this umbrella topic. In particular, I really valued the inclusion of the following selections: Ecofeminism through an Anticolonial Framework (interesting critique of general feminism and a nice example of a politically motivated piece); Ecofeminist Literary Criticism (great bibliography and linkage to other theoretical pieces); and Androcentrism and Anthrpocentrism. I would definitely recommend this text to anyone wanting an introductory overview of ecofeminism.

Ecofeminism edited by Karen J. Warren

This is an excellent book for anyone interested in ecofeminist theory. It contains a collection of essays by various authors on ecological problems and how those problems are linked to the oppression of minorities.It contains empirical data to back claims and provides a clear convincing argument for the movement.