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A leading voice in struggles for global justice, Vandana Shiva is a world renowed environmemtal activist and physicist. In Earth Democracy, Shiva updates the struggles she helped bring to international attention-against genetic food engineering, cultural theft, and natural resource privatisation-uncovering their link to the rising tide of fundamentalisms, violence against women, and planetary death. Starting in the 16th century with the initial enclosure of the ...
From the Foreword: "The present book provides interesting insights into the geographical and historical context of a regional dance style known as Mohiniyattam. It helps to foster awareness of subtle nuances and attention to detail at a time when mass produced 'culture' threatens to obliterate all that is authentic and inspiring about Indian culture. Paying lip-service to traditional values alone will not suffice when it comes to sustaining that ...