{"product_id":"fertile-ground-isbn-9780807067734","title":"Fertile Ground","description":"Irene Diamond has written a passionate and provocative book that challenges the feminist movement to step beyond its preconceptions. . . . We desperately need this synthesis. -from the Foreword by Starhaw \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a wide-ranging critique of Western thought and practice, ecofeminist Irene Diamond raises unsettling questions about the ethic of control that permeates how we think about fertility, sexuality, agriculture, and the environment.Provocative. . . . Assumes passion and authority. -Janet Lembke, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\"Irene Diamond offers her readers a provocative series of musings on a vital, but largely unexplored, concept: fertility. . . . Diamond's scope is wide-ranging, addressing reproductive technologies, agriculture, pornography, development and death, yet her work also has a highly personal quality. . . . As an intuitive foray, \u003ci\u003eFertile Ground\u003c\/i\u003e sows many new seeds.\" -Karen Litfin, \u003ci\u003eThe Ecologist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Irene Diamond's \u003ci\u003eFertile Ground\u003c\/i\u003e is a provocative book. It stirs me to vigorous assent. It also triggers wide-eyed disbelief. . . . As it prods me to explosions of disagreement, it also provokes useful thought.\" -Janet Lembke, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the most provocative and original feminist books in years. . . . Diamond poses important questions and breaks ground for new thought about them.\" -Pat Monaghan, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003eIrene Diamond teaches political science and women's studies at the University of Oregon. Her previous books include \u003ci\u003eSex Roles in the State House\u003c\/i\u003e and the coedited volumes \u003ci\u003eFeminism and Foucault: Reflections on Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReweaving the World: The Emergence of Ecofeminism\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304989413605,"sku":"NP9780807067734","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807067734.jpg?v=1767726825","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/fertile-ground-isbn-9780807067734","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}