Ecofeminism and globalization : exploring culture, context, and religion / edited by Heather Eaton and Lois Ann Lorentzen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eaton, Heather, 1956-

Lorentzen, Lois Ann, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecofeminism.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

xiii, 253 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Ecofeminism & globalization

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2003]

Summary:

Discusses ecofeminism in the context of the social, political and ecological consequences of globalization. The book includes case studies, essays, theoretical works, and articles on ecofeminist movements from many of the world's regions including Taiwan, Mexico, Kenya, Chile, India, Brazil, Canada, England and the United States.

Contents:

I Economic Globalization, the Environment, and Gender 9

1 Gender and the Environment / Mary Mellor 11

2 Can Ecofeminism Withstand Corporate Globalization? / Heather Eaton 23

II Challenges to Ecofeminism: Concrete Cases 39

3 Women and Sacred Groves in Coastal Kenya: A Contribution to the Ecofeminist Debate / Celia Nyamweru 41

4 Indigenous Feet: Ecofeminism, Globalization, and the Case of Chiapas / Lois Ann Lorentzen 57

5 Traditions of Prudence Lost: A Tragic World of Broken Relationships / Aruna Gnanadason 73

III Regional and Transnational Expressions of Ecofeminism and Responses to Globalization 89

6 Ecofeminist Natures and Transnational Environmental Politics / Noel Sturgeon 91

7 Environmental Protection as Religious Action: The Case of Taiwanese Buddhist Women / Wan-Li Ho 123

8 The Con-spirando Women's Collective: Globalization from Below? / Mary Judith Ress 147

9 Ecofeminism: An Ethics of Life / Ivone Gebara 163

10 Deconstructive Ecofeminism: A Japanese Critical Interpretation / Masatsugu Maruyama 177

11 Ecofeminists in the Greens / Greta Gaard 203.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-238) and index.

ISBN:

0742526976

0742526984

OCLC:

51553083