"The concept of ecovillages first arose in the late 1980s, with the intention of offering an alternative to a culture of consumerism and exploitation. Combining a supportive and high-quality social and cultural environment with a low-impact way of life, they have become precious…
"The concept of ecovillages first arose in the late 1980s, with the intention of offering an alternative to a culture of consumerism and exploitation. Combining a supportive and high-quality social and cultural environment with a low-impact way of life, they have become precious…
"Rose Summerfield: Australian Radical outlines the largely forgotten achievements of this seldom-studied labor union activist and socialist sympathetic to anarchist, feminist, and secularist ideas; a dynamic speaker, who eventually emigrated to Paraguay to live on a commune"--
"Rose Summerfield: Australian Radical outlines the largely forgotten achievements of this seldom-studied labor union activist and socialist sympathetic to anarchist, feminist, and secularist ideas; a dynamic speaker, who eventually emigrated to Paraguay to live on a commune"--
A brief biography of one of the first black organizers of voter registration in Mississippi.
An insightful and engaging exploration of social theory and its role in enacting social change, this unique text demonstrates how the work of social theorists and sociological thinking can be used to develop ideas for alternative societies.
"This book traces a unique story of social theory: one which focuses on its role in offering ideas for alternative societies. In charting this story, Matt Dawson argues that the differences in alternatives offered by social theorists not only demonstrate the diversity in, and va…
