Rape of the Wild: Man's Violence Against Animals and the Earth"One of the really significant books to have come out of the women's movement." -- Mary Daly "Rape of the Wild is a bold work that stress[es] the absolute necessity of kinship with nature and all forms of life." -- Animal's Agenda "This book is constructively "radical" in that it channels the energy of anger into a probing examination of the roots of patrist violence." -- Changing Man ..". a welcome addition to ecofeminist literature... " -- Feminist for Animal Rights "Rape of the Wild is a very moving, passionately written expose of men's subjugation and exploitation of the natural environment and of women." -- Forest History Society This visionary and inspiring book is a cogent analysis of man's use and misuse of his environment and an impassioned plea for a feminist ecological revolution. |
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An excellent wake-up call and warning that what we do to nature we do to ourselves. Could it be that some men are evolutionarily programmed to self-destruct and carry along the rest of us with them.
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| Title | Rape of the Wild: Man's Violence Against Animals and the Earth A Midland book ; MB-519 Midland books |
| Authors | Andrée Collard, Joyce Contrucci |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press, 1989 |
| ISBN | 025331514X, 9780253315144 |
| Length | 187 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / General |
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