Jay Walljasper

All That We Share

How to Save the Economy, the Environment, the Internet, Democracy, Our Communities, and Everything Else That Belongs to All of Us

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

How you see the world is about to change. "All That We Share" is a wake-up call that will inspire you to see the world in a new way. As soon as you realize that some things belong to everyone--water, for instance, or the Internet or human knowledge--you become a commoner, part of a movement that's reshaping how we will solve the problems facing us in the twenty-first century. Edited by award-winning journalist Jay Walljasper, "All That We Share" is an indispensable introduction to fresh ideas that touch all of us. Filled with practical solutions for today's economic, political, and cultural issues, it's a much-needed and thoroughly accessible field guide to the new world of the commons. Including success stories from communities across the country and around the world, this book is for anyone seeking new ways of thinking about our shared values. All that we share is all we need to change the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 190mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9781595584991
• ISBN-10: 1595584994
• Artikelnr.: 29240399

Autorenporträt

Jay Walljasper is a fellow at and editor for On the Commons and the former longtime editor of Utne Reader. He is the author of The Great Neighborhood Book and the co-author of Visionaries: People and Ideas to Change Your Life. Bill McKibben, who wrote the introduction, is an American environmentalist and the bestselling author of Deep Economy. On the Commons is a commons movement strategy center, connecting organizations, community leaders, and individuals with new ideas, practical solutions, and each other to create change.