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Ecofeminism: towards integrating the concerns of women, poor people and nature into development

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dc.contributor.advisor Treurnicht, Stephanus Philippus en
dc.contributor.author Nhanenge, Jytte en
dc.date.accessioned 2009-08-25T10:44:49Z
dc.date.available 2009-08-25T10:44:49Z
dc.date.issued 2009-08-25T10:44:49Z
dc.date.submitted 2007-02 en
dc.identifier.citation Nhanenge, Jytte (2009) Ecofeminism: towards integrating the concerns of women, poor people and nature into development, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/570> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/570
dc.description.abstract Ecofeminism perceives an interconnection between the domination of women and poor people, and the domination of nature. This domination is founded on modern, Western, patriarchal, dualised structures, which subordinate all considered as "the other" compared to the superior masculine archetype. Hence, all feminine is seen as inferior and may therefore be exploited. This is presently manifested in the neo-liberal economic development ideal. Its global penetration generates huge economic profits, which are reaped by Northern and Southern elites, while its devastating crises of poverty, violence, environmental destruction, and human rights abuses makes life increasingly unmanageable for Southern women, poor people and nature. Feminism and ecology have therefore come together aiming at liberating women, poor people and nature. They want to change the dualised, reductionist perception of reality into a holistic cosmology. Ecofeminism consequently aims to integrate the concerns of women, poor people and nature into development. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (xvii, 603 p.)
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Ecological movements en
dc.subject Green Belt movement en
dc.subject Alternative world-views en
dc.subject Systems theory en
dc.subject Yin and yang en
dc.subject Smuts' holism en
dc.subject Economics and technology en
dc.subject Feminist critique of science en
dc.subject Development ethics en
dc.subject Environmental ethics en
dc.subject Development theory en
dc.subject Post-development en
dc.subject Post-modernism en
dc.subject Patriarchal domination en
dc.subject Global crises en
dc.subject Poverty issues en
dc.subject Gender issues en
dc.subject Environment and development en
dc.subject Women en
dc.subject Feminism en
dc.subject Ecofeminism en
dc.subject Chipko movement en
dc.subject.ddc 304.2082
dc.subject.lcsh Women environmentalists
dc.subject.lcsh Ecofeminism
dc.subject.lcsh Human ecology
dc.subject.lcsh Women in development
dc.subject.lcsh Women -- Social conditions
dc.subject.lcsh Women -- Economic conditions
dc.subject.lcsh Sustainable development
dc.subject.lcsh Environmentalism
dc.subject.lcsh Conservation of natural resources
dc.subject.lcsh Economic development -- Moral and ethical aspects
dc.subject.lcsh Social planning -- Moral and ethical aspects
dc.subject.lcsh Women and the environment
dc.title Ecofeminism: towards integrating the concerns of women, poor people and nature into development en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department Development Studies en
dc.description.degree M.A. (Development Studies) en


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