Ecofeminism as politics : nature, Marx, and the postmodern / Ariel Salleh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salleh, Ariel, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecofeminism--Political aspects.

Ecofeminism.

Feminist theory.

Postmodernism.

Physical Description:

xv, 208 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Zed Books, 1997.

Summary:

Exploring the philosophical and political challenges of ecofeminism, Ecofeminism as Politics shows how the ecology movement has been held back by conceptual confusion over the implications of gender difference. In fact, much that takes place in the name of feminism is actually an obstacle to ecological change and global democracy. The author argues that ecofeminism reaches beyond contemporary social movements, having become a political synthesis of four revolutions in one: ecology is feminism is socialism is post-colonial struggle. Informed by a critical postmodern reading of the Marxist tradition, Ariel Salleh's ecofeminism integrates discourses on science, the body, culture, nature, and political economy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1856493997

1856494004

OCLC:

37115979