Demokracie Země - Spravedlnost, udržitelnost a mír – Shiva Vandana (2016)

Vandana Shiva is a leading activist in the fight for global justice. She is known worldwide as an environmental activist and physicist. In her book, Earth Democracy, Shiva informs about the struggles she has helped bring global attention to: against genetically modified foods, against the commodification of intellectual property, and against the privatization of natural resources. At the same time, she reveals how these struggles are connected to the rising tide of fundamentalism, increasing violence against women, and the looming extinction of our planet. Shiva begins in the past, when the first enclosures of public land began in Britain in the 16th century. She uncovers how public spaces and assets continue to shrink as natural resources are increasingly patented and privatized. Our ecological sustainability and cultural diversity are disrupted, and human life is perceived as expendable. In existing conflicts of interest, the forces of neoliberal globalization incite violence through economic and social exclusion, threatening the lives of millions. However, such brutal destruction is not the only trend shaping the history of humanity. Demonstrations in the streets of Seattle and Cancun and the diligent efforts in homes and farms around the world bring forth a set of principles that...