The global idea of the commons
A collection of essays that assess the situations of selected commons in a variety of diagnostic sites where they exist, the ways in which they are being transformed by the incursions of capital and state, and the ways in which they are becoming the locus of struggle for those who depend on them to survive.
Critical interventions, v. 10
vi, 138 p. ; 18 cm
9781845454852, 1845454855
1261854057
Introduction: The Global Idea of ‘the Commons’ Donald M. Nonini Chapter 1. Collectivism, Universalism, and Struggles over Common Property Resources in the ‘New Europe’ John Pickles Chapter 2. ‘The Commons’ in an Amazonian Context Flora Lu Chapter 3. The Genetic Commons: Resisting the Neo-liberal Enclosure of Life Stephen B. Scharper and Hilary Cunningham Chapter 4. Reflections on Intellectual Commons Donald M. Nonini Chapter 5. Reinventing the Appalachian Commons Jefferson C. Boyer Chapter 6. Conceiving the Health Commons: Operationalizing a ‘Right’ to Health Sandy Smith-Nonini Notes on Contributors