Dangerous Intersections: Feminist Perspectives on Population, Environment, and Development (Hardcover )

Dangerous Intersections: Feminist Perspectives on Population, Environment, and Development Book Description

This collection of original critical essays by well-known feminist scholars and activists presents a multicultural, international scope on the major global issues of the day: environment, development, and population control. The authors' pointed analyses reveal the racism behind environmental degradation and immigration control, the paternalism underlying many population control efforts, and the widespread scapegoating of women, the poor, and immigrants as the source of major world problems. Dangerous Intersections presents realistic solutions that rely on the ingenuity and resourcefulness of local communities of women as the agents of global change.

Essays cover topics such as the use and mis-use of reproductive technology, the real impact of population growth on the environment, the devastating effects of militarism and consumption, and movements for sovereignty and social justice worldwide. Dangerous Intersections will force readers to confront the intertwined effects of our attitudes toward population, the environment, and development. This call for just, equitable solutions to urgent problems will enlighten activists, scholars, and policy makers alike.

About the Author :

Jael M Silliman has contributed to Dangerous Intersections: Feminist Perspectives on Population, Environment, and Development as an editor. Silliman is Assistant Professor in Women's Studies at the University of Iowa. She is currently the Board Chair of the National Asian Women's Health Organization and a member of CWPE.

Ynestra King has contributed to Dangerous Intersections: Feminist Perspectives on Population, Environment, and Development as an editor. King is a founder member of CWPE. She taught for many years at the New School for Social Research and has been a Visiting Scholar at Rutgers University and Columbia University.

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