{"product_id":"think-like-a-commoner-second-edition","title":"Think Like a Commoner, Second Edition","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781774060117\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Unsewn \/ adhesive bound\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2025\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: New Society Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Commonsverse, a parallel social economy helping millions of commoners take charge and escape the predatory Market\/State order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis completely revised and updated edition of Think Like a Commoner offers a succinct yet thorough account of the history and future of the commons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking outside of both market capitalism and state power, commoners are deeply committed to developing local, practical solutions, social trust, and community. From relocalized agriculture to open-source learning, diverse types of commons - ecological, social, digital, urban - are building a decentralized Commonsverse. This parallel economy is powered by the peer governance of shared wealth; respectful engagement with the Earth; participation; and fairness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely respected activist and scholar David Bollier explores the full scope of the commons in contemporary life, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA survey of successful commons initiatives, from shared land and water, to digital commons, mutual aid networks, alternative currencies, cohousing, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe centuries-old cultural traditions, Indigenous practices, and historical folkways that gave rise to the modern commons Commons under siege how enclosures of shared wealth through trade treaties, copyright and trademark law, commodification, privatization, and outright theft are dispossessing commoners and worsening inequality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding the commons as a profoundly relational, living social organism that itself generates value.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Commonsverse is a dynamic, evolving socio-political space that is constantly being reimagined and rebuilt. Driven forward by\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smartfox Books","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41857935245445,"sku":"PR387016","price":51.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TKA4CHIVYBYV.jpg?v=1789059831","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/think-like-a-commoner-second-edition","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}