dear friends, this was done upon request of Evi Swinnen, our P2P Foundation chairperson and co-initiator of the School of Commons in the Flanders, which took off recently generating high interest. As we are moving to chaotic times, a longer term historical frame can help us maintain, the longer term optimism of the will, while we have to make do with the more short-term pessimism of the intellect. These books should help you make sense of the coming chaotic transition, and to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The commons-bases society that has learned to live within ecological and thermo-dynamic constraints <is> coming, but its birth won't be easy. The good news is that we have done this more than once in our common history. The annotated bibliography will have 3 parts, this is just the first one, generating a contextual understanding for a better understanding of the place of the commons in human history. I really think you should make time in your life, to read these specific books. https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/What_You_Should_Read_To_Understand_the_Common... -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens