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Between Earth and Empire: From the Necrocene to the Beloved Community
Contributor(s): Clark, John P. (Author), Marshall, Peter (Foreword by)

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ISBN: 1629636487     ISBN-13: 9781629636481
Publisher: PM Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Ideologies - Anarchism
- Social Science
- Nature | Ecology
Dewey: 303.484
LCCN: 2018949077
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 9.2" L (0.95 lbs) 352 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: Foreword 06/26/2019
Choice 11/01/2019
 
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Between Earth and Empire focuses on the crucial position of humanity at the present moment in Earth history. We are now in the midst of the Necrocene, an epoch of death and mass extinction. Nearing the end of the long history of Empire and domination, we are faced with the choice of either continuing the path of social and ecological disintegration or initiating a new era of social and ecological regeneration.

The book shows that conventional approaches to global crisis on both the right and the left have succumbed to processes of denial and disavowal, either rejecting the reality of crisis entirely or substituting ineffectual but comforting gestures and images for deep, systemic social transformation. It is argued that a large-scale social and ecological regeneration must be rooted in communities of liberation and solidarity, fostering personal and group transformation so that a culture of awakening and care can emerge.

Between Earth and Empire explores examples of significant progress in this direction, including the Zapatista movement in Chiapas, the Democratic Autonomy Movement in Rojava, indigenous movements in defense of the commons, the solidarity economy movement, and efforts to create liberated base communities and affinity groups within anarchism and other radical social movements. In the end, the book presents a vision of hope for social and ecological regeneration through the rebirth of a libertarian and communitarian social imaginary, and the flourishing of a free cooperative community globally.

 
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