{"product_id":"practicing-cooperation-mutual-aid-beyond-capitalism-paperback-softback-9781517909802","title":"Practicing Cooperation; Mutual Aid Beyond Capitalism (Paperback \/ softback) 9781517909802","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePracticing Cooperation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMutual Aid Beyond Capitalism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew Zitcer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781517909802\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 November 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages, 17 black \u0026amp; white illustrations\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.8 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Amid talk of Covid-19, Trump, U.S. imperialism, and racialized capitalism, it is always good to hear about the ‘other America’ built on social justice, cooperation, and creativity. Andrew Zitcer’s engaged, sympathetic, but not uncritical, study of four Philadelphia cooperatives ranges across bodies and practices, scales, and inclusion and exclusion to paint a theoretically rich study of the visions and activities of today’s cooperators that will inspire those of us who would like to build such societal wealth in our communities.\"-Peter North, author of \u003ci\u003eMoney and Liberation: The Micropolitics of Alternative Currency Movements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \"Andrew Zitcer’s \u003ci\u003ePracticing Cooperation: Mutual Aid Beyond Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e accomplishes the difficult task of disarticulating the act of cooperating from cooperatives themselves while asking what makes both ‘ethical, effective, and sustainable.’\"-\u003ci\u003eAntipode\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \"For those of us who continue to see the need to bring questions of institutional design as examined by democratic theorists, empiricists who study democracies, and by political activists as deeply interrelated, it is encouraging to see books such as this one.\"-\u003ci\u003eTheory \u0026amp; Event\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful new understanding of cooperation as an antidote to alienation and inequality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the crises of racial inequity and capitalism that inspired the Black Lives Matter movement and the Green New Deal to the coronavirus pandemic, stories of mutual aid have shown that, though cooperation is variegated and ever changing, it is also a form of economic solidarity that can help weather contemporary social and economic crises. Addressing this theme, \u003ci\u003ePracticing Cooperation\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a trenchant and timely argument that the way to a more just and equitable society lies in the widespread adoption of cooperative practices. But what renders cooperation ethical, effective, and sustainable?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProviding a new conceptual framework for cooperation as a form of social practice, \u003ci\u003ePracticing Cooperation\u003c\/i\u003e describes and critiques three U.S.-based cooperatives: a pair of co-op grocers in Philadelphia, each adjusting to recent growth and renewal; a federation of two hundred low-cost community acupuncture clinics throughout the United States, banded together as a cooperative of practitioners and patients; and a collectively managed Philadelphia experimental dance company, founded in the early 1990s and still going strong. Through these case studies, Andrew Zitcer illuminates the range of activities that make contemporary cooperatives successful: dedicated practitioners, a commitment to inclusion, and ongoing critical reflection. In so doing he asserts that economic and social cooperation must be examined, critiqued, and implemented on multiple scales if it is to combat the pervasiveness of competitive individualism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePracticing Cooperation\u003c\/i\u003e is grounded in the voices of practitioners and the result is a clear-eyed look at the lived experience of cooperators from different parts of the economy and a guidebook for people on the potential of this way of life for the pursuit of justice and fairness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. The Social Imperative of Cooperation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Tools for the Journey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Practices of the Body\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Practices of Work and Organization\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Practices of Community Economy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Practices of Democracy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Univ Of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523401117976,"sku":"9781517909802","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/practicing-cooperation-mutual-aid-beyond-capitalism-paperback-softback-9781517909802","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}