{"product_id":"free-fair-and-alive-the-insurgent-power-of-the-commons-paperback","title":"Free, Fair, and Alive: The Insurgent Power of the Commons - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Bollier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSilke Helfrich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe power of the commons as a free, fair system of provisioning and governance beyond capitalism, socialism, and other -isms.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom co-housing and agroecology to fisheries and open-source everything, people around the world are increasingly turning to 'commoning' to emancipate themselves from a predatory market-state system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree, Fair, and Alive \u003c\/em\u003epresents a foundational re-thinking of the commons -- the self-organized social system that humans have used for millennia to meet their needs. It offers a compelling vision of a future beyond the dead-end binary of capitalism versus socialism that has almost brought the world to its knees. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by two leading commons activists of our time, this guide is a penetrating cultural critique, table-pounding political treatise, and practical playbook. Highly readable and full of colorful stories, coverage includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInternal dynamics of commoning \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the commons worldview opens up new possibilities for change \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRole of language in reorienting our perceptions and political strategies \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSeeing the potential of commoning everywhere. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree, Fair, and Alive \u003c\/em\u003eprovides a fresh, non-academic synthesis of contemporary commons written for a popular, activist-minded audience. It presents a compelling narrative: that we can be free and creative people, govern ourselves through fair and accountable institutions, and experience the aliveness of authentic human presence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe power of the commons as a free, fair system of provisioning and governance beyond capitalism, socialism, and other -isms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eAn expansive, thorough, and deeply thoughtful guide to a possible future politics.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Raj Patel, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Value of Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStuffed and Starved\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e A truly exciting glimpse into what the world after this one might look like.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Bill McKibben, author, \u003ci\u003eFalter \u003c\/i\u003eand founder, 350.org\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e FROM COHOUSING and agroecology to fisheries and open-source everything, people around the world are increasingly turning to \"commoning\" to emancipate themselves from a predatory market-state system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Free, Fair, and Alive \u003c\/i\u003epresents a foundational rethinking of the commons -- the self-organized social system that humans have used for millennia to meet their needs. It offers a compelling vision of a future beyond the dead-end binary of capitalism versus socialism that has almost brought the world to its knees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Authored by two leading commons activists, this guide is a penetrating cultural critique, table-pounding political treatise, and practical playbook. Highly readable and full of colorful stories, coverage includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Internal dynamics of commoning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How the commons worldview opens up new possibilities for change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The role of language in reorienting our perceptions and political strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Seeing the potential of commoning everywhere.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e Written for a popular, activist-minded audience, \u003ci\u003eFree, Fair, and Alive \u003c\/i\u003epresents a compelling narrative: that we can be free and creative people, govern ourselves through fair and accountable institutions, and experience the aliveness of authentic human presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn inspiring treatise for our troubled times.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- J.K. Gibson-Graham, Jenny Cameron, and Stephen Healy, authors, \u003ci\u003eTake Back the Economy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e A handbook for tackling seemingly intractable problems.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Ward Cunningham, inventor of the wiki\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDAVID BOLLIER\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Reinventing the Commons Program at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics, and author of \u003ci\u003eThink Like a Commoner\u003c\/i\u003e. He blogs at Bollier.org and lives in Amherst, MA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e SILKE HELFRICH \u003c\/b\u003eis an independent activist and author who cofounded the Commons Strategies Group and Commons-Institut. She blogs at commons.blog, and lives in Neudenau, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Bollier \u003c\/strong\u003eis an activist, scholar, and blogger who is focused on the commons as a new\/old paradigm for re-imagining economics, politics, and culture. He pursues his commons scholarship and activism as Director of the Reinventing the Commons Program at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics and as cofounder of the Commons Strategies Group, an international advocacy project. Author of \u003cem\u003eThink Like a Commoner \u003c\/em\u003eand other books, he blogs at www.Bollier.org, and lives in Amherst, MA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilke Helfrich \u003c\/strong\u003eis an independent activist, author, scholar, and speaker. She cofounded the Commons Strategies Group and Commons-Institute, was former head of the regional office of Heinrich Böll Foundation for Central America, Cuba, and Mexico, and holds degrees in Romance languages\/pedagogy and in social sciences. Helfrich is the editor and co-author of several books on the Commons, and she blogs at www.commons.blog. 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