Beyond Mothering Earth: Ecological Citizenship and the Politics of Care

by Sherilyn Macgregor

In Beyond Mothering Earth, Sherilyn MacGregor argues that celebrations of "earthcare" as women's unique contribution to the search for sustainability often neglect to consider the importance of politics and citizenship in women's lives. Drawing on interviews with women who juggle private caring with civic engagement in quality-of-life concerns, she proposes an alternative: a project of feminist ecological citizenship that affirms the practice of citizenship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774812028
• ISBN13: 9780774812023
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: UBC Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 8.9"