{"product_id":"between-earth-and-empire-from-the-necrocene-to-the-beloved-community-paperback","title":"Between Earth and Empire: From the Necrocene to the Beloved Community - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn P. Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBetween Earth and Empire\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on the crucial position of humanity at the present moment in Earth history. We are now in the midst of the Necrocene, an epoch of death and mass extinction. Nearing the end of the long history of Empire and domination, we are faced with the choice of either continuing the path of social and ecological disintegration or initiating a new era of social and ecological regeneration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book shows that conventional approaches to global crisis on both the right and the left have succumbed to processes of denial and disavowal, either rejecting the reality of crisis entirely or substituting ineffectual but comforting gestures and images for deep, systemic social transformation. It is argued that a large-scale social and ecological regeneration must be rooted in communities of liberation and solidarity, fostering personal and group transformation so that a culture of awakening and care can emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBetween Earth and Empire\u003c\/em\u003e explores examples of significant progress in this direction, including the Zapatista movement in Chiapas, the Democratic Autonomy Movement in Rojava, indigenous movements in defense of the commons, the solidarity economy movement, and efforts to create liberated base communities and affinity groups within anarchism and other radical social movements. In the end, the book presents a vision of hope for social and ecological regeneration through the rebirth of a libertarian and communitarian social imaginary, and the flourishing of a free cooperative community globally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn P. Clark\u003c\/b\u003e is a philosopher, activist, and educator. He is Director of La Terre Institute for Community and Ecology, and he is the author or editor of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Anarchist Moment; Anarchy, Geography, Modernity; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Community\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003ePeter Marshall \u003c\/b\u003eis a historian, philosopher, travel writer, and poet. He has written 16 books, including \u003ci\u003eDemanding the Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWilliam Godwin, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Philosopher's Stone\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.2 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770492649760,"sku":"9781629636481","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cf2a7692504666aaf04bdb06bcc43dbb.webp?v=1780372823","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/between-earth-and-empire-from-the-necrocene-to-the-beloved-community-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}