ERIKA CUDWORTH is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Sociology in the School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies at the University of East London, UK. She is author of
Environment and Society.
An original exploration of how the relationship between society and 'nature' is conceptualized, focusing on theories of social exclusion and difference. A comprehensive overview of feminist and environmental theories of society-environment relations, considering the range of theoretical and political influences on such theorizing such as socialist and Marxist theory amongst others and the turn to post structuralism and postmodernism within the social sciences. Cudworth also develops her own theoretical account for the interrelations between forms of social domination and contributes to important debates with sociology, social theory, feminist theory and environmentalism.
Introduction Social Difference and Ecologism Complex Systems: 'Nature', 'Society' and 'Human' Domination Different Feminisms Ecofeminism and the Question of Difference Embodiment, Material Relations and Symbolic Regimes Domination in a Lifeworld of Complexity Bibliography Index
'...a work of scholarly devotion with a breathtaking breadth and depth of reading.' - Mary Mellor, International Feminist Journal of Politics
'...a work of scholarly devotion with a breathtaking breadth and depth of reading.' - Mary Mellor, International Feminist Journal of Politics
ERIKA CUDWORTH is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Sociology in the School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies at the University of East London, UK. She is author of Environment and Society.
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ERIKA CUDWORTH is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Sociology in the School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies at the University of East London, UK. She is author of Environment and Society.
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Introduction Social Difference and Ecologism Complex Systems: 'Nature', 'Society' and 'Human' Domination Different Feminisms Ecofeminism and the Question of Difference Embodiment, Material Relations and Symbolic Regimes Domination in a Lifeworld of Complexity Bibliography Index
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An original exploration of how the relationship between society and 'nature' is conceptualized, focusing on theories of social exclusion and difference. A comprehensive overview of feminist and environmental theories of society-environment relations, considering the range of theoretical and political influences on such theorizing such as socialist and Marxist theory amongst others and the turn to post structuralism and postmodernism within the social sciences. Cudworth also develops her own theoretical account for the interrelations between forms of social domination and contributes to important debates with sociology, social theory, feminist theory and environmentalism.
