Main entry:

Carlsson, Chris, 1957-

Title & Author:

Nowtopia : how pirate programmers, outlaw bicyclists, and vacant-lot gardeners are inventing the future today / by Chris Carlsson.

Publication:

Oakland, CA : AK Press, ©2008.

Description:

278 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-271) and index.
A new politics of work -- Seeds of the new commons -- Class dismissed! -- "What you see me doing, isn't what I do" -- Contesting the evolution of science -- Vacant-lot gardeners -- "Outlaw" bicycling -- Free fuel: The tinkerer's grail -- Virtual spine of the commons -- Burning man: A working class, do-it-yourself world's fair -- A vastly better world awaits.

Summary:

"Nowtopia" uncovers the resistance of a slowly recomposing working class in America. Rarely defining themselves by what they do for a living, people from all walks of life are doing incredible amounts of labor in their "non-work" time, creating immediate practical improvements in daily life. The social networks they create, and the practical experience of cooperating outside of economic regulation, become a breeding ground for new strategies to confront the commodification to which capitalism reduces us all

ISBN:

1904859771 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9781904859772 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Quality of life.
Alternative lifestyles.
Social networks.
Work and family.
Political participation.
Qualité de la vie.
Style de vie alternatif.
Réseaux sociaux.
Travail et familles.
Participation politique.
quality of life.
Alternativrörelser.
Livskvalitet.
Livsföring.
Sociala nätverk.

Form/genre:

Book

Holdings:

Location: Library main 258670
Call No.: BIB 189461
Status: Available