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Book SynopsisChelsea Schelly uses ethnographic research, participant observation, and numerous in-depth interviews to examine four alternative U.S. communities where individuals use electricity, water, heat, waste, food, and transportation technologies that differ markedly from those used by the vast majority of modern American residential dwellers.
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Dwelling in Resistance accomplishes the difficult task of being extremely informative and intellectual while at the same time remaining down to earth, lively, and amusing. Schelly provides a welcome addition to the literature on social practices, technology studies, and community studies in this engaging work." -- Debbie Kasper * Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology, Hiram College *
"This theoretically and empirically rich book illuminates technological systems that are often invisible, yet fundamentally shape everyday practices and ideas. In showing us how people live with alternative technologies, Schelly also generates deep insights into those who do not."
-- John M. Meyer * author of Engaging the Everyday: Environmental Social Criticism and the Resonance Dilemma *
New Books Network interview with Chelsea Schelly * New Books Network *
Table of Contents1 What Does it Mean to Dwell in Resistance?
2 What “Normal” Dwelling Looks Like: The History of Home Technologies
3 Custodians of the Earth, Witnesses to Transition: The Story of the Farm
4 The Abundance of the Commons: Twin Oaks and the Plentitude Ethic
5 Individualism and Symbiosis: The Dance at Dancing Rabbit
6 Self-Sufficiency as Social Justice: The Case of Earthship Biotecture
7 Dwelling in Resistance
Appendix: Reflections and Lessons on Method
Acknowledgements
References
Index
