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Women, ecology, and the scientific revolution leaves a scholarly legacy in the fields of environmental history, philosophy, and feminism. In a preface to the second edition, merchant introduces new ideas about narrating environmental change based on gender and the dialectics of transformation, while the revised epilogue situates new england. Discover book depositorys huge selection of carolyn merchant books online. In ecological revolutions, carolyn merchant analyzes these two major transformations in the new england environment between 1600 and 1860. Buy ecology by professor carolyn merchant editor online at alibris.
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Professor carolyn merchant reflects on legacy of ecofeminism. According to merchant, cultural ecofeminism, celebrates the relationship between women and nature through the revival of ancient rituals centered on goddess worship, the moon, animals, and the female reproductive system. Carolyn merchant s most popular book is the death of nature. An examination of the scientific revolution that shows how the mechanistic world view of modern science has sanctioned the exploitation of nature, unrestrained commercial expansion, and a new socioeconomic order that subordinates women. Women, ecology, and the scientific revolution 1980, 1990. The columbia guide to american environmental history introduces the many dimensions of human interaction with nature over time. An examination of the scientific revolution that shows how the mechanistic world view of modern science has sanctioned the exploitation of nature, unrestrained. The book is considered groundbreaking due her connection between the feminization of nature and the naturalization of women. The search for a livable world, by carolyn merchant. Distinguished environmental scholar carolyn merchant has brought together some of the foremost environmental thinkers of the twentyfirst century. Ecology by professor carolyn merchant editor alibris.