Revitalizing the Commons: Cultural and Educational Sites of Resistance and AffirmationThe enclosure of the cultural and environmental commons has been going on for hundreds of years, privatizing what was previously available to all members of the community. Recently, however, the process of enclosure has been accelerated by the spread of economic globalization. This timely book champions the cultural and environmental commons as sites of resistance to this current trend, and explains the nature of educational reforms that promote ecological sustainability, conserving of cultural and linguistic diversity, local democracy, and greater community self-sufficiency. Revitalizing the Commons will be of interest to scholars of environmental studies, education, and community development alike. |
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Educations Complicity | 17 |
Revitalizing the Commons of the AfricanAmerican | 47 |
CommunityCentered Approaches to Revitalizing | 85 |
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