Description: Gendered Fields : Rural Women, Agriculture, and Environment, Paperback by Sachs, Carolyn E., ISBN 081332520X, ISBN-13 9780813325200, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Applying a feminist and environmentalist approach to her investigation of how the changing global economy affects rural women, Carolyn Sachs focuses on land ownership and use, cropping systems, and women's work with animals in highly industrialized as well as developing rural women's daily lives in a variety of circumstances, Sachs analyzes the rich multiplicity of their experiences in terms of their gender, class, and race. Drawing on historical and contemporary research, rural women's writings, and in-depth interviews, she shows how environmental degradation results from economic and development practices that disadvantage rural women. In addition, she explores the strategies women use for resistance and survival in the face of these a range of examples from different countries, Gendered Fields will appeal to readers interested in commonalities and differences in women's knowledge of and interactions with the natural environment.
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Book Title: Gendered Fields : Rural Women, Agriculture, and Environment
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Name: Gendered Fields : Rural Women, Agriculture, and Environment
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 1996
Subject: Sociology / General, Agriculture / General, Women's Studies, Sociology / Rural
Features: Revised
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 0.4 Oz
Subject Area: Technology & Engineering, Social Science
Author: Carolyn E. Sachs
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
