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Author:   Carolyn Merchant
Publisher:   Humanities Press International Inc.,U.S.
Imprint:   Humanities Press International Inc
Volume:   No 4
ISBN:  

9780391037953

ISBN 10:   0391037951
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   01 January 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9781573926003
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Critical theory and the domination of nature: Marx and Engels on ecology, Howard Parsons; the concept of Enlightenment, Max Horkheimer et al; ecology and revolution, Herbert Marcuse; the domination of nature, William Leiss; the failed promise of critical theory, Robyn Eckersley. Part 2 Environmental economics and politics: economics and the environment, Alan Miller; population and poverty, Barr Commoner; steady-state economics, Herman Daly; human needs and social change, Len Doyal and Ian Gough; creating a green future, Brian Tokar. Part 3 Deep, social and socialist ecology: deep ecology, Arne Naess; the deep ecology movement, Bill Devall; ecocentrism and the anthropocentric detour, George Sessions; what is social ecology, Murray Bookchin; socialism and ecology, James O'Connor. Part 4 Ecofeminism: the time for ecofeminism, Francoise D'Eaubonne (translated by Ruth Hottell); feminism and the revolt of nature, Ynestra King; ecosocial feminism as a general theory of oppression, Val Plumwood; essentialism in ecofeminist discourse, Elizabeth Carlassare; ecofeminism and deep ecology, Freya Mathews. Part 5 Environmental justice: the importance of environmental justice, Peter Wentz; environmental racism and the environmental justice movement, Robert Bullard; from resistance to regeneration, Winona LaDuke; development, ecology and women, Vandana Shiva; radical environmentalism - a Third World critique, Ramachandra Guah. Part 6 Spiritual ecology: towards a healing of self and world, Joanna Macy; the spiritual dimension of green politics, Charlene Spretnak; why women need the Goddess, Carol Christ; the woman I love is a planet, Paula Gunn Allen. Part 7 Postmodern science: systems theory and the new paradim, Fritjof Capra; postmodern science and the postmodern world, David Bohm; Gaia, James Lovelock; predictability - does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Braxil set off a tornado in Texas?, Edward Lorenz; science in a world of limited predictability, Ilya Prigogine. Part 8 Conclusions: principles of environmental justice; the first national people of colour environmental leadership summit.

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