Ecofeminism: Towards Integrating the Concerns of Women, Poor People, and Nature into Development

Ecofeminism: Towards Integrating the Concerns of Women, Poor People, and Nature into Development
ISBN-10
0761854290
ISBN-13
9780761854296
Series
Ecofeminism
Category
Social Science
Pages
560
Language
English
Published
2011-04-01
Publisher
University Press of America
Author
Jytte Nhanenge

Description

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.

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