Capitalism and the Commons: Just Commons in the Era of Multiple Crises (Routledge Studies in Global Land and Resource Grabbing)

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Synopsis
Capitalism and the Commons focuses on the political and social perspectives that commons offer, how they are appropriated or suppressed by capital and state, and how social initiatives and movements contest these dynamics or build their struggles on commoning. The volume comprises theoretical and empirical approaches that engage with three main themes: conceptualizing the commons, analyzing practices of commoning, and exploring commons politics. In their contributions, the authors focus on the development of anti-capitalist commons and explore the issue of practice and politics through case studies from Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, and Africa more broadly, Austria, Germany and South Korea, ranging from peri-urban and rural agriculture to urban commons and how they manifest in the Global South as well as in the Global North. The book engages with different discourses on the commons in regard to their relevance for social change and thereby reinvigorates the political meaning of the commons. It provides an original and important approach to the topic in terms of conceptualization, detailing diverse empirical realities, and analyzing potential perspectives. In so doing, the book transcends narrow disciplinary boundaries and expands the focus to the global. Providing a fresh perspective on the commons as a decisive component of alternatives, this title will be relevant to scholars and students of resource management, social movements, and sustainable development more broadly.
Copyright:
2021

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
202 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000337143
Related ISBNs:
9780367420024, 9780367822835, 9780367693060
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Andreas Exner, Sarah Kumnig, and Stephan Hochleithner
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature, Business and Finance, Earth Sciences, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Andreas Exner
Edited by:
Sarah Kumnig
Edited by:
Stephan Hochleithner

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