2 The Roots and Rhetoric of Ecomaternalism

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Earthcare or Feminist Ecological Citizenship? 3
5. Theoretical Interrogations
6. The Roots and Rhetoric of Ecomaternalism 19
7. “Down among the Women”: Ecofeminism and Identity Politics at the Grassroots¹ 33
8. From Care to Citizenship: Calling Ecofeminism Back to Politics 57
9. The Problems and Possibilities of Ecological Citizenship 81
10. Conversations
11. Conversations with Activist Women: Towards a Counter-Narrative 123
12. The Private, the Public, and the Planet: Juggling Care and Activism in Daily Life 145
13. Activist Women Theorize the Green Political 180
14. No Motherhood Issue: The Project of Feminist Ecological Citizenship 217
15. Appendix: Research Process and Methods 238
16. Notes 249
17. References 265
18. Index 281