Ecofeminism [[electronic resource] ] : towards integrating the concerns of women, poor people, and nature into development / / Jytte Nhanenge

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910792011403321
• Autore: Nhanenge Jytte
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Md., : University Press of America, Inc., 2011
• ISBN: 0-7618-5429-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (562 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.42
• Soggetti: Ecofeminism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Aspects of the Crises in the World; Introduction; The Crisis of War and Violence: Investments, Costs, and Results; The Price of War: Resources Spent on Military and War; The Losses of War: Effects of War on Women, Children, and Nature; The Trade of War: Global Arms Trade is the Biggest; The Futility of War: More and Better Weapons do not Secure Peace; Militarization and Social Inequality Increase Violence and Crime; Conclusion on the Crisis of War and Violence; The Crisis of Poverty and Inequality: Lack of Effective SolutionsPoverty, Sickness, and Death: Effects on Women and Children; Development: The Failed Strategy to Alleviate Poverty; The Problem of North-South, Male-Female Inequality; Conclusion on the Crisis of Poverty and Inequality; The Crisis of Environmental Destruction: Main Threats, Main Victims; Climate Change; Acid Rain; Ultraviolet Radiation; Deforestation and Desertification; Extinction of Species; Water Scarcity; Dangerous Industries: Their Pollution and Waste; Development: Its Destructive Ecological Consequences; Conclusion on the Crisis of Environmental DestructionThe Crisis of Human Rights Abuses: Main Issues, Main Victims; The Value of Money is a Priority Over the Value of People; Women's Rights are Human Rights, in Theory; Slavery and Human Trafficking; Conclusion on the Crisis of Human Rights Abuses; The Root Cause of the Crises: A ; Perceptual, Intellectual Crisis; Modernity: A Reductionist Perception of Reality; Alternatives: A Systemic Approach to the Crises; Chapter Conclusion; Chapter 2: Perspectives for Transforming the Crises; Introduction; Cultural Transformation: From Western Crises to Eastern OpportunitiesI Ching: What it is and how it may Promote Cultural Transformation; I Ching, the Book of Changes; Description of the Yin and Yang Forces; The Yin and the Yang: Interdependent Parts of a Whole Person; Applying Harmonious Yin-Yang to Unbalanced Western Society; The Systems Theory and Smuts' Holism: Ecologic Ontologies; General Systems Theory, Smuts' Holism: Environmental Thinking; Compared to Western, Patriarchal Culture; Chapter Conclusion: A Synthesis; Introduction; Chapter 3: Ecofeminism: What it is and why it is Important; What is Ecofeminism?Ecofeminist History; Ecofeminist Positions; Ecofeminism: A Theory-in-process; Ecofeminist Conceptual Framework and Philosophy; The Logic of Domination; The Logic of Value Dualism; Patriarchy; Environmental Ethics; Critiques of Mainstream Ethics; An Ecofeminist Environmental Ethics; An Ecofeminist Social Justice; Social Ecology; Deep Ecology; Radical Environmental Theories and their Cooperation; Ecofeminism and Post-modernism; Post-modernism; Ecofeminism: A Post-modem Perspective; Ecofeminism: A Perspective beyond Post-modernism; Ecofeminist Spiritualities; Criticism of Ecofeminism and Response
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is for those who desire to improve their understanding of the current crises of poverty, environmental destruction, violence, and human rights abuses, and their causes. Unless we increase our awareness and demand changes that balance the yang and yin forces, patriarchal domination will eradicate life on planet Earth.