Feminism and Ecology: An Introduction

In recent years, as environmentalists have examined the link between women's subordination and the degradation of our natural world, the relationship between feminism and ecology has become a crucial one. In Feminism and Ecology, Mary Mellor, tracing ecofeminist activism from the Love Canal demonstrations to socialist ecofeminism, provides a comprehensive introduction to the ecofeminist movement and its history.
Mellor examines the connections between feminism and the Green movement, outlining the contributions of major participants while contextualizing them within a wider range of debates. Looking past the shortsighted assertion that women and men stand in equal relation to the natural order, Mellor discusses the association of women with biology and nature, illustrating how the relationship between women and the environment can help further our understanding of the relationship between humanity and the natural world. Against trends toward radical economic liberalism, global capitalism, and postmodern pluralism, she argues that within the feminist and Green movements is the basis of a new radical movement.

Author: Mary Mellor
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 02/01/1998
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.01w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9780814756010

About the Author
Mellor, Mary: - Mary Mellor is Professor of Sociology at the University of Northumbria in England.