[P2P-F] Fwd: New From Pluto Press - Nature for Sale: The Commons versus Commodities

[Michel Bauwens]

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From: Jon Wheatley <jonw at plutobooks.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 5:35 PM
Subject: New From Pluto Press - Nature for Sale: The Commons versus
Commodities
To: Jon Wheatley <jonw at plutobooks.com>



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-- Traces the erosion of the commons from the Industrial Revolution to
today’s neo-liberalism, arguing that a new commons is needed today.  --




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*Nature for Sale:
The Commons versus
Commodities*

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*Giovanna Ricoveri*

*Foreword by** Vandana Shiva*

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*Out Now*


PB / £14.99 / 9780745333700 / 215mm x 135mm  /  June 13


*This book fills a gap, as it allows to understand the foundations for
waging a survival struggle against an encroaching climate. It will help
readers to penetrate the systematic nature of the war against Nature and it
can be a very useful tool in strengthening the movements to stop the
assault.*

*Saul Landau, Vice Chair of the Institute for Policy Studies, Berkeley*

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*An historical-philosophical inquiry into an alternative route to the
current devastating economic and social order. Written by one of the
leading intellectuals of the Italian left, among the first in Europe to
deal with political ecology issues.*

*Grazia Francescato, leading environmentalist and previous leader of the
Italian Green Party*

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Nature for Sale uncovers the rich heritage of common ownership which
existed before the dominance of capitalist property relations. Giovanna
Ricoveri argues that the subsistence commons of the past can be reinvented
today to provide an alternative to the current destructive economic order.


Ricoveri outlines the distinct features of common ownership as it has
existed in history: cooperation, sustainable use of natural resources and
decision-making through direct democracy. In doing so, she shows how it is
possible to provide goods and services which are not commodities exchanged
on the capitalistic market, something still demonstrated today in village
communities across the global South.


Tracing the erosion of the commons from the European enclosures at the dawn
of the Industrial Revolution to the new enclosures of modern capitalism,
the book concludes by arguing that a new commons is needed today. It will
be essential reading for activists as well as students and academics in
history, politics, economics and development studies.


*Giovanna Ricoveri is a writer and activist. She is the author of a book on
the commons in Italian, Beni comuni vs Merci (2010) and editor of Beni
comuni tra tradizione e futuro (2005). She is the founding editor of
Capitalismo Natura Socialismo, which is part of the international network
Capitalism Nature Socialism.*

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*For further information, to request a review copy or to speak to the
author please contact Jon Wheatley at jonw at plutobooks.com or on 0208 374
6424*
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