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Sherilyn Macgregor - Beyond Mothering Earth: Ecological Citizenship and the Politics of Care - 9780774812016 - V9780774812016
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Beyond Mothering Earth: Ecological Citizenship and the Politics of Care

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Description for Beyond Mothering Earth: Ecological Citizenship and the Politics of Care Hardback. Provides an original and empirically grounded understanding of women's involvement in quality-of-life activism. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.

Women’s environmental activism is often described in maternalist terms – as if motherhood and caring for the environment go hand in hand. While feminists celebrate this connection, women and all those who care for people and environments are facing increasing burdens and decreasing time for civic engagement.

In Beyond Mothering Earth, MacGregor argues that celebrations of “earthcare” as women’s unique contribution to the search for sustainability often neglect to consider the importance of politics and citizenship in women’s lives. Drawing on interviews with women who juggle private caring with civic engagement in quality-of-life concerns, she proposes an alternative: a project of ... Read more

Beyond Mothering Earth provides an original and empirically grounded understanding of women’s involvement in quality-of-life activism and an analysis of citizenship that makes an important contribution to contemporary discussions of green politics, globalization, neoliberalism, and democratic justice. It will be of value to scholars and activists interested in the politics of environmental sustainability and the shifting meanings of citizenship in an increasingly vulnerable world.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774812016
SKU
V9780774812016
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Sherilyn Macgregor
Sherilyn MacGregor received her PhD from the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University in Toronto. She is currently a lecturer in the School of Politics, International Relations, and Philosophy at Keele University in the UK.

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