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"First published as Le féminisme et la mort by Pierre Horay Editions © Françoise d'Eaubonne 1974"--Title page verso.

"Originally published in French in 1974, radical feminist theorist Francoise d'Eaubonne's Feminism or Death surveyed women's status around the globe and argued that an internationalist feminism was not just about equality but about life or death - of humans and also of the planet. D'Eaubonne first proposed a politics of "ecofeminisme," the idea that the patriarchal system also destroys the environment, and that feminism and environmentalism must be connected"-- Provided by publisher.

Foreword / by Carolyn Merchant

Introduction to the new French edition / by Myriam Bahaffou and Julie Gorecki ; translated by Emma Ramadan

Feminism or death. Introduction

Feminitude, or radical subjectivity. The tragedy of being a woman ; Majority or minority? ; Work and prostitution ; Rape

From revolution to mutation. The stress of the rat ; Regarding abortion ; For a planetary feminist manifesto ; For a planetary feminist manifesto (continued) For a feminist planetary manifesto (end) Departure for a long march

The time for ecofeminism. New perspectives ; Ecology and feminism

Appendices: How women don't control their own destiny ; The new "feminine mystique" ; A rose for Valerie ; A "feminist front" leaflet ; To see clearly (combat for man).