{"product_id":"think-like-a-commoner-second-edition-a-short-introduction-to-the-life-of-the-commons-paperback","title":"Think Like a Commoner, Second Edition: A Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Bollier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWelcome to the Commonsverse, a parallel social economy helping millions of commoners take charge and escape the predatory Market\/State order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis completely revised and updated edition of \u003cem\u003eThink Like a Commoner \u003c\/em\u003eoffers 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 \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 \u003cli\u003eUnderstanding the commons as a profoundly relational, living social organism that itself generates value.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Commonsverse is a dynamic, evolving socio-political space that is constantly being reimagined and rebuilt. Driven forward by worldwide networks of traditionalists and innovators working collaboratively outside of mainstream institutions, commoning constitutes a quiet revolution of real, functional alternatives. Pull up a chair, relax, and let's talk about the commons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Bollier \u003c\/strong\u003eis an American activist and scholar who studies the commons as a new paradigm for re-imagining economics, politics, and culture. He has been Director of the Reinventing the Commons Program at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics (USA) since 2016, and frequently collaborates with an international network of brilliant irregulars. He blogs at Bollier.org, hosts the podcast Frontiers of Commoning, and has written ten books on the commons, including \u003cem\u003eThe Commoner's Catalog for Changemaking\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePatterns of Commoning\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Wealth of the Commons\u003c\/em\u003e, and, with Silke Helfrich, \u003cem\u003eFree, Fair and Alive\u003c\/em\u003e. Bollier lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756874424653,"sku":"9781774060117","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/wHsXS2Qsp19781774060117.webp?v=1776754680","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/think-like-a-commoner-second-edition-a-short-introduction-to-the-life-of-the-commons-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}