Author:
Vandana
Shiva is an Indian environmental activist born in 1952. Her father was a conservator of forests while
her mother was also a nature lover. She received
her bachelor’s degree in physics then received her PhD in philosophy at the
University of Western Ontario. In 1982
she founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Ecology. She went on to do many more things to help
the environment such as creating Navdanya, a movement to protect diversity and
integrity of living resources. She had
her first book, Staying Alive, published
in 1988. The book helped to shape the
opinion of third world women. Throughout
her life, Vandana has received many awards in recognition of her environmental
efforts.
Title:
Making Peace with the Earth
Date
of Publication: 2013
Publisher:
Pluto
Press is a leading radical publisher. They
specialize in “progressive, critical perspectives in politics and the social
sciences.” They are based in London and
have been active for over 40 years.
Tone,
Syntax, Language: Dr. Shiva’s words make her sound very
informed and passionate. Her words
provided a lot of facts to support her cause.
Her tone was rather forceful. You
could definitely tell that she felt that the information was urgent and that
the public needed to listen and take action.
Intended
Audience: anti environmentalists, middle to upper class
people, and pretty much anyone who could do something to help her cause.
Context:
Making Peace with the Earth
is
Vandana’s Shiva’s attempt to educate the public about the Himalayas and the
problems that global warming is causing.
Purpose:
I feel like her purpose was to force feed the public information about the Himalayas
and global warming. I don’t mean this in
a negative way; it’s just that her tone came of as so forceful. I feel like
maybe she thought the only way to get her point across was to force feed the
public.
Author’s
Process: Shiva did a lot of research about the topic. She collected data by examining the water
supply in the Himalayas and eventually was able to write this book.
Shiva, Vandana. Making Peace with the Earth. London: Pluto Press, 2013.
"Vandana Shiva." thegreeninterview.com. N.p.. Web. 5 Sep 2013.
<http://www.thegreeninterview.com/vandana-shiva-bio>.
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