Village & the World - My Life, Our Times (Paperback)

In retrospect, my life appears to me like a meandering river which started out as a small stream in the mountains of the volcanic Eifel. The stream eventually collected more waters, grew broader and broader, and branched out into a huge network that now encompasses the whole world. In this autobiography Maria Mies packs in seventy-seven years of life: from the small German village of her childhood, to the world of the Indian subcontinent. Sociologist and women's studies researcher, scholar, ecofeminist, and international activist against violence against women and exploitation through globalisation, Maria Mies is one of the world's original thinkers. Her achievements include developing groundbreaking praxis and theory around the concept of 'housewifisation', the violence of colonisation and profound writings about ecofeminism. She fights the Multilateral Agreement of Investment, she fights the General Agreement on Trade in Services, she fights against the patenting of life and tackles reproductive and genetic engineering as well as food security, but she never gives up hope that there is an alternative to present day injustice and exploitation; that 'the good life' is possible. And Maria never forgets her origins: Despite all my travels around the world, I have never forgotten where I came from: from a peasant family in a small village. This not only helped me keep my feet on the ground, but also protected me from excessive romanticism and quixotic idealism. I know that the food doesn't come from the supermarket but from the soil.

General

Imprint:	Spinifex Press
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	February 2011
Authors:	Maria Mies
Dimensions:	155 x 230 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	339
ISBN-13:	978-1-876756-82-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	1-876756-82-9
Barcode:	9781876756826

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