Description for Earthcare
paperback. Earthcare brings together Merchan'ts existing work on the topic of women and the environment as well as updated and new essays. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Written by one of the leading thinkers in environmentalism, Earthcare brings together Merchant's existing work on the topic of women and the environment as well as updated and new essays. Earthcare looks at age-old historical associations of women with nature, beginning with Eve and continuing through to environmental activists of today, women's commitment to environmental conservation, and the problematic assumptions of women as caregivers and men as dominating nature.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415908887
SKU
V9780415908887
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
Reviews for Earthcare
"Earthcare: Women and the Environment is an important book because it provides historical context as well as calling for an environment ehtic that promotes the well-bing of both human and nonhuman life."
Environment "A leading ecofeminist thinker...She challenges humankind to rethink the way the Western world has conceptualized its relationship with nature."
Environmental Law "This well-selected one-volume compilation ... Read more
Environment "A leading ecofeminist thinker...She challenges humankind to rethink the way the Western world has conceptualized its relationship with nature."
Environmental Law "This well-selected one-volume compilation ... Read more