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Book SynopsisTraces the erosion of the commons from the Industrial Revolution to today's neo-liberalism, arguing that a new commons is needed today.
Trade Review'A brilliant book ... an historical-philosophical inquiry into an alternative route to the current devastating economic and social order' -- Grazia Francescato, leading environmentalist
'Explains how the disregard of subsistence commons and of nature has seriously undermined the natural cycles of matter and the complex thread through which nature organises itself' -- Giorgio Nebbia, Professor Emeritus, University of Bari, Italy
'Allows us to understand the foundations for waging a survival struggle against an encroaching climate' -- Saul Landau, Vice Chair of the Institute for Policy Studies, Berkeley
'A wonderful book, topical and energetic. I read it at one sitting!' -- Ariel Salleh
Table of ContentsForeword by Vandana Shiva
Will the Commons save the World?: Introduction to the Italian edition
The Enclosure of Nature and the Social Movements : Introduction to the English edition
1. What are the Commons
2. The Decline of the Commons
3. The Destruction of Wealth through Commodities
4. All Power to the Commons!
Afterword: The Right to the Future
Bibliography
Index
