Discusses the relationships among human begins, the natural environment, and nonhuman animals. This book rejects the nature/culture dualism of patriarchal thought and locates animals and humans within nature. Among the issues addressed are the conflicts between Green politics and ecofeminism, various applications of ecofeminist theory, and more.

Greta Gaard is Assistant Professor of Composition and Women's Studies at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.

Preface
1. Living Interconnections with Animals and Nature
Greta Gaard
2. Ecofeminism: Linking Theory and Practice
Janis Birkeland
3. Dismantling Oppression: An Analysis of the Connection Between Women and Animals
Lori Gruen
4. Roots: Rejoining Natural and Social History
Stephanie Lahar
5. Ecofeminism and the Politics of Reality
Linda Vance
6. Questioning Sour Grapes: Ecofeminism and the United Farm Workers Grape Boycott
Ellen O'Loughlin
7. Animal Rights and Feminist Theory
Josephine Donovan
8. The Feminist Traffic in Animals
Carol J. Adams
9. For the Lover of Nature: Ecology and the Culture of the Romantic
Chaia Heller
10. From Heroic to Holistic Ethics: The Ecofeminist Challenge
Marti Kheel
11. A Cross-Cultural Critique of Ecofeminism
Huey-li Li
12. Ecofeminism and Native American Cultures
Pushing the Limits of Cultural Imperialism?
Greta Gaard
Selected Bibliography
About the Contributors
Index