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The death of nature : women, ecology, and the scientific revolution /

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"An examination of the Scientific Revolution that shows how the mechanistic world view of modern science has sanctioned the exploitation of nature, unrestrained commercial expansion, and a new socioeconomic order that subordinates women."--Publisher description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Merchant, Carolyn (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperSanFrancisco, [1990]
Subjects:
Women in science.
Philosophy of nature.
Human ecology.
Femmes dans les sciences.
Philosophie de la nature.
Écologie humaine.
human ecology.
Frau
Geschichte
Natur
Umwelt
Weltbild
Ecologia Humana.
Mulher E Feminismo.
Women in science
Philosophy of nature
Human ecology
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Summary:"An examination of the Scientific Revolution that shows how the mechanistic world view of modern science has sanctioned the exploitation of nature, unrestrained commercial expansion, and a new socioeconomic order that subordinates women."--Publisher description
Item Description:"First Harper & Row paperback edition published in 1983"; with preface dated 1990.
Physical Description:xxiv, 348 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0062505955
9780062505958