Beyond mothering earth [[electronic resource] ] : ecological citizenship and the politics of care / / Sherilyn MacGregor
| Beyond mothering earth [[electronic resource] ] : ecological citizenship and the politics of care / / Sherilyn MacGregor |
| Autore | MacGregor Sherilyn <1969-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vancouver, : UBC Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 286 pages) |
| Disciplina | 305.42 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecofeminism
Human ecology - Political aspects Caring Women and the environment Environmentalism Ecofeminisme Humanite (Morale) Femmes et environnement Ecologisme |
| ISBN | 0-7748-5531-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Earthcare or Feminist Ecological Citizenship? -- Theoretical Interrogations -- The Roots and Rhetoric of Ecomaternalism -- "Down among the Women": Ecofeminism and Identity Politics at the Grassroots¹ -- From Care to Citizenship: Calling Ecofeminism Back to Politics -- The Problems and Possibilities of Ecological Citizenship -- Conversations -- Conversations with Activist Women: Towards a Counter-Narrative -- The Private, the Public, and the Planet: Juggling Care and Activism in Daily Life -- Activist Women Theorize the Green Political -- No Motherhood Issue: The Project of Feminist Ecological Citizenship -- Appendix: Research Process and Methods -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792904003321 |
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Green Heroes : From Buddha to Leonardo DiCaprio / / by László Erdős
| Green Heroes : From Buddha to Leonardo DiCaprio / / by László Erdős |
| Autore | Erdős László |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XI, 223 p. 1 illus.) |
| Disciplina | 333.72 |
| Soggetto topico |
Conservation biology
Ecology Nature Nature conservation Animal welfare Environmental sciences—Philosophy Conservation Biology/Ecology Popular Science in Nature and Environment Nature Conservation Animal Welfare/Animal Ethics Environmental Philosophy Ecologisme |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-31806-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Charles Darwin and the implications of evolution St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals -- Environmentalism gaining momentum: Rachel Carson and ’Silent spring’ Denis Hayes and Earth Day -- Planting trees with Wangari Maathai -- In defense of rain forests: Chico Mendes and Bruno Manser Al Gore’s fight for the environment -- The strong men of environmentalism: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Steven Seagal Movie stars and activism -- Arne Naess and ’Deep ecology’ -- Vandana Shiva and traditional agriculture -- Ian Kiernan, Rossano Ercolini, and Bea Johnson Pioneers of ecological economics -- The Greenpeace story Forerunners of animal advocacy Spokesmen for animals: Peter Singer, Richard Ryder, and Tom Regan -- Henry Spira, the hero of animal advocacy -- Animal advocates from Central Europe -- Albert Schweitzer: The man who loved all living beings Talking animals: The capacity of animal minds -- Primatologists Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey and Biruté Galdikas Ingrid -- Newkirk, Alex Pacheco, and PETA -- John Muir and Yosemite -- Aldo Leopold, the founding father of nature conservation -- James Lovelock and the Gaia-hypothesis -- Their symbol: The giant panda -- Scientists involved in conservation and environmentalism -- Gerald Durrell: How an amateur naturalist developed into a great conservationist Farley Mowat never cried wolf -- David Attenborough, the grand old man of natural history films Jacques-Yves Cousteau: Under the spell of the sea -- Paul Watson, the daredevil of conservation -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements List of illustrations. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910373906603321 |
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