Ecofeminist Natures : Race, Gender, Feminist Theory and Political Action

by Sturgeon,Noel

• ISBN13: 9780415912495
• ISBN10: 0415912490
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-08-07
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Ecofeminist Naturesis the first book-length historical treatment of ecofeminism as a US social movement. Examining the development of ecofeminism from the 1980s antimilitarist movement to an internationalist ecofeminism in the 1990s. Sturgeon explores the ecofeminist notions of gender, race, and nature. She moves from detailed historical investigations of important manifestations of US ecofeminism to a broad analysis of international environmental politics. Using original research on ecofeminist actions and organizations,Ecofeminist Naturesranges from images of the "Moral Mother" in ecofeminist antimilitarism, to the idea of "indigenous women" as "ultimate ecofeminists," to the deployment of a white Goddess, to the attempt to construct a "women's voice" at the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development. It is a nuanced and critical evaluation of an important social movement.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction	1	(22)
Movements of Ecofeminism	23	(36)
Ecofeminist Antimilitarism and Strategic Essentialisms	59	(18)
WomanEarth Feminist Peace Institute and the Race for Parity	77	(36)
The Nature of Race: Indigenous Women and White Goddesses	113	(22)
Ecofeminist Natures and Transnational Environmental Politics	135	(32)
What's In a Name? Ecofeminisms as/in Feminist Theory	167	(30)
Notes	197	(38)
Bibliography	235	(16)
Index	251