Ecological politics : ecofeminists and the Greens / Greta Gaard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gaard, Greta Claire.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Green movement--United States.

Green movement.

Ecofeminism--United States.

Ecofeminism.

Environmental policy--United States.

Environmental policy.

Environmental ethics--United States.

Environmental ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p.)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the 1980s, ecofeminism and the U.S. Green movement seemed to offer some of this country's most powerful and promising solutions to problems of social and environmental justice. A decade later, ecofeminism has become more a perspective than a movement, and divisions within the Greens have deepened as its national focus has shifted from issue-based politics to party building. Why have these movements faltered? A member of both movements, Greta Gaard bases her analysis on her personal experience as well as extensive secondary sources and interviews with key theorists, activists,

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Ecofeminist Roots; 2. The U.S. Greens: From Movement to Party; 3. The U.S. Greens as a Social Movement; 4. Ecofeminists in the Greens; 5. Divisions among the Greens; 6. Democracy, Ecofeminism, and the Nader Presidential Campaign; Conclusion; Appendixes; A. Chronology of Ecofeminism; B. Chronology of the U.S. Greens; C. The Original Ten Key Values of the U.S. Greens; D. The Pillars, Values, and Principles of the Greens; E. Interviews; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-324) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781299833739

129983373X

9781439903988

1439903980

9780585365855

0585365857

OCLC:

646066423

Publisher Number:

heb40316 hdl