The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology, and the Scientific Revolution
- ISBN-10
- 0062505955
- ISBN-13
- 9780062505958
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990-01-10
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Author
- Carolyn Merchant
Description
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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