Gendered fields

Gendered fields: rural women, agriculture, and environment

by Sachs, Carolyn E.

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"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 countries." "Viewing 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,…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Gendered fields : rural women, agriculture, and environment / Carolyn E. Sachs.

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"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 countries." "Viewing 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 trends." "Offering 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."--Jacket

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1996.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):WestviewPress
  • Place of Publication:Boulder
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1996.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xiv, 205 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780429962356, 0429962355, 9780429973437, 0429973438
  • oclc:ocn988577765
  • LC Classification:HQ1240
  • Dewey Decimal:338.9/0082

Table of Contents

Situating rural women in theory and practice -- Feminist theory and rural women -- Rural women and nature -- Rural women's connections to the land -- Women's work with plants -- Women's work with animals -- Women on family farms : a reappraisal -- Global restructuring, local outcomes, and the reshaping of rural women's work.

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Subjects

Agricultrices Agriculture -- Aspect de l'environnement Agriculture -- Environmental aspects ÉCOLOGIE AGRICOLE Femmes dans le développement économique Femmes dans le développement rural Femmes en agriculture Femmes en milieu rural Labor and laborers, Agricultural -- Wom… Milieuvraagstuk plattelandsontwikkeling rural women Status of women Vrouwen Women in agriculture Women in rural development

Writers

Sachs, Carolyn E.

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