The Death of Nature

Women, Ecology, and the Scientific Revolution

By Carolyn Merchant

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.

ISBN: 9780062505958
Imprint: HarperOne
On Sale: Jan 10, 1990
List price: $23.99
No of pages: 384
Trim Size: 5.300 in (w) x 8.000 in (h) x 1.550 in (d)
BISAC 1: NATURE / Ecology
BISAC 2: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women’s Studies
BISAC 3: SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental)
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BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Carolyn Merchant

Biography


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.

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.

ISBN: 9780062505958
Imprint: HarperOne
On Sale: Jan 10, 1990
List price: $23.99
No of pages: 384
Trim Size: 5.300 in (w) x 8.000 in (h) x 1.550 in (d)
BISAC 1: NATURE / Ecology
BISAC 2: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women’s Studies
BISAC 3: SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental)
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Carolyn Merchant

Biography


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.