Earth Follies

<p>First published in 1993. The question of ‘agency’ is essential to our understanding of environmental problems - who is responsible and why? Threats such as ozone depletion global warming and overconsumption are all precipitated by the powerful institutions which shape modern life – institutions which are overwhelmingly controlled by men and dominated by masculine presumptions. </p><p>Joni Seager argues that the gender bias inherent in western culture is inextricably linked to our environmental crisis. She analyses the traditional institutes of power – governments the military and transnational corporations - and also takes a critical look at the equally patriarchal environmental establishment comparing the work of the official environmental movement grounded in masculine thought with the smaller-scale direct actions taken by women driven to protect their homes and communities. </p><p>Earth Follies represents an incisive and utterly convincing feminist critique of our environmental crises and offers radical and productive priorities for the environmental agenda.</p>