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Working Paper

Gender and Environmental History: Moving Beyond the Narratives of the Past in Contemporary Women-Environment Policy Debates

Published on 1 January 1995

Claims about history figure prominently in contemporary ecofeminist and activist concerns with gender and the environment. This paper addresses such claims and considers the historical narratives and their uses in contemporary gender-environment debates.

Authors

Melissa Leach

Emeritus Fellow

Publication details

published by
IDS
authors
Leach, M. and Green, C.
journal
IDS Working Paper, issue 16
isbn
1 85864 097 0

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