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.

The relationship between feminism and ecology has grown in importance in recent years. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the ecofeminist movement and its history, as well as an extended analysis of the main perspectives within it. Mellor examines the connections between feminism and the green movement, and outlines the contributions of the major participants, while contextualizing them within a wider range of debates. She re-examines classic feminist texts from an ecofeminist perspective, and explores the relationship between ecofeminism and other ecological movements, such as 'deep' ecology, social ecology and ecosocialism. Mellor discusses the association of women with biology and 'nature', and argues that the relationship between women and the environment can help us to understand the relationship between humanity and the natural world. Against the trends towards radical economic liberalism, global capitalism and postmodernist pluralism, she argues that there is within the feminist and green movements the basis of a new radical movement which draws on the principles of both. A useful and engaging account of feminist perspectives on ecology, the book will be welcomed by students and researchers in feminism and gender studies, sociology and political theory.

Feminist scholars and activists explore the relationships among humans, animals, and the natural environment.

Leading feminist scholars and activists as well as new voices introduce and explore themes central to contemporary ecofeminism. Ecofeminism: Feminist Intersections with Other Animals and the Earth first offers an historical, grounding overview that situates ecofeminist theory and activism and provides a timeline for important publications and events. This is followed by contributions from leading theorists and activists on how our emotions and embodiment can and must inform our relationships with the more than human world. In the final section, the contributors explore the complexities of appreciating difference and the possibilities of living less violently. Throughout the book, the authors engage with intersections of gender and gender non-conformity, race, sexuality, disability, and species. The result is a new up-to-date resource for students and teachers of animal studies, environmental studies, feminist/gender studies, and practical ethics.

L'écoféminisme est une philosophie, une éthique et un mouvement né de la conjonction des deux "surgissements du monde moderne" que sont l'écologie et le féminisme. Ce nouveau concept opère la synthèse entre l'idée d'une double exploitation : celle de la nature par l'homme, et celle de la femme par l'homme. Dans cet ouvrage initialement paru en 1978 mais d'une actualité brûlante, l'auteure remet radicalement en question la notion de croissance, économique et démographique, dénonçant le capitalisme comme stade ultime du patriarcat. La surpopulation et l'épuisement des ressources illustrent "l'illimitisme" caractéristique de ce qu'elle nomme le "système mâle", et elle est l'une des premières à affirmer qu'il faut préserver ce qui reste encore de l'environnement, sous peine de mort.

Est-il possible de créer un nouvel internationalisme, sous la bannière du féminisme et de l'écologie ? La quête d'identité et de différence peut-elle être une plate-forme de résistance à la violence de la mondialisation de l'économie ? Deux femmes, confrontées aux mêmes questions fondamentales sur le sort des générations futures et de la survie de notre planète, l'une avec le regard venant du Sud, l'autre vivant " au cœur de la bête " dans le Nord, se démarquent radicalement de la pensée unique.