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The Death of Nature

Carolyn Nerchant

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English
HarperOne
10 January 1990
UPDATED 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH 2020 PREFACE

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.
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Imprint:   HarperOne
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 199mm,  Width: 155mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   300g
ISBN:   9780062505958
ISBN 10:   0062505955
Pages:   384
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Carolyn Merchant, Ph.D., is professor of environmental history, philosophy, and ethics in the Department of Conservation and Resource Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

Reviews for The Death of Nature

"""Brilliantly conceived and richly researched.""-- Susan Griffin""Offers a deeply perceptive discussion of the perennial debate between the organic and the mechanistic view of Nature and Life.""-- Walter Pagel""A complex and rewarding work. . . Through unearthing the historical roots of our current crisis, Merchant has. . . deepened and enriched our understanding of both our past and present.""-- ""Environmental Ethics""""[Merchant] continually forges strong links between the events of centuries long past ant the dilemmas faced by 20th-century industrialized societies.""-- ""Environmental Review""""A work of prodigious scholarship. . .A crucial first step toward illuminating the complexities of the woman/nature relationship as it informs the dominant mechanistic paradigm of the modern age.""-- ""Women's Studies International Quarterly"""


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