Environmental Movements of India: Chipko, Narmada Bachao Andolan, Navdanya

Cover -- Table Of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Frances Moore Lappé -- Glossary -- Introduction -- Three Grassroots Movements That Made A Global Impact -- Principles Of Environmental Philosophy -- (1) Environmental Justice -- (2) Intergenerational Equality -- (3) Respect For Nature -- 1. Historical And Cultural Contexts In India -- 1.1 'legal' Destruction Of India's Forests -- 1.1.1 Acts Spark Peasant Protests -- 1.2 A Cultural Leader Emerges -- 1.2.1 Nonviolence And Gandhi's Truth -- 1.2.2 How Chipko Followed Hinduism Through Gandhi 1.2.3 How Nba Followed Hinduism Through Gandhi -- 1.2.4 How Navdanya Followed Hinduism Through Gandhi -- 1.2.5 Ecology And Social Justice -- 1.3 Conclusion -- Works Cited -- 2. Chipko (hug The Trees) Movement -- 2.1 A Physical Act Of Survival -- 2.1.1 Sacred Texts And Social Justice -- 2.2 Preconditions And Formation Of The Chipko Movement -- 2.2.1 Workers Organize For Nonviolent Action -- 2.2.2 Suffering By Means Of Fasting And Foot March -- 2.3 Laudable Leaders -- 2.3.1 Women's Role In The Chipko Movement -- 2.4 Critical Reception Of The Chipko Movement 2.4.1 Questions About Chipko's Popularity And Success -- 2.5 Conclusion -- Works Cited -- 3. Narmada Bachao Andolan (nba): Save The Narmada -- 3.1 The Common Good In A Cost-benefit Analysis -- 3.1.1 A Recursive History Of Dam-building -- 3.2 Regional Tensions From The Start -- 3.2.1 Amid Unrest, Ngos Align To Form Nba -- 3.2.2 National And Global Ramifications -- 3.3 Gender And The Narmada Case -- 3.3.1 Roles For Displaced Women -- 3.4 Gendered Dimensions Of Neoliberal Capitalist Development -- 3.5 Reasons For The Success Of The Nba -- 3.6 Conclusion -- Works Cited 4. Navdanya (nine Seeds) Movement -- 4.1 The Terrible Human Toll Of Gm Crops -- 4.1.1 Shifting Economics -- 4.2 Emergence Of Anti-gm Movements -- 4.2.1 Krrs: Fiery Fields Of Protest -- 4.2.2 Gene Campaign: Secure Food And Climate -- 4.2.3 Navdanya's Holistic Approach -- 4.3 Food Sovereignty -- 4.3.1 Biodiverse Organic Farming -- 4.4 Biodiversity And Climate Change -- 4.4.1 Entrepreneurial Renewal -- 4.5 Navdanya And Social Justice -- 4.5.1 Civil Disobedience -- 4.5.2 Human Right To Food -- 4.5.3 Protecting The Global South -- 4.6 Shiva's View Of Earth Democracy 4.7 Genetically Modified Crops And The Future -- 4.8 Conclusion -- Works Cited -- 5. Moral Implications Of Environmental Movements -- 5.1 The Mesmerizing Power Of Nonviolence -- 5.1.1 An Ecological Warrior -- 5.1.2 Truth At All Costs -- 5.2 Defining Views Of Globalism -- 5.2.1 Technological Prowess -- 5.3 Core Values Of Development Ethics -- 5.3.1 Environmental Justice For All -- 5.4 Ecofeminism: Ethics Of Mutual Care And Connection -- 5.4.1 Ecofeminist Roots In The Chipko Movement -- 5.4.2 Southern Materialist Ecofeminism -- 5.5 Conclusion -- Works Cited -- 6. Hindu Ethics And Ecology 6.1 Historical Background Of Hinduism. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.