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Reinventing Cooperativism: The Art of Organizing and Reorganizing with Those at the Bottom

Reinventing Cooperativism: The Art of Organizing and Reorganizing with Those at the Bottom

Lester, Mark
Lester, Mark
Mendoza Vidaurre, René

Hardcover

Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Book 359

General Sociology

ISBN10: 900475766X
ISBN13: 9789004757660
Publisher: Brill
Published: Apr 30 2026
Pages: 394
Weight: 1.65
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
The market and the State have been presented as the solutions for social inequality, climate change and authoritarianism, but the results are contrary to those good intentions.

The first cooperatives emerged in urban England in opposition to industrial capitalism, in Germany in opposition to usury in the rural area, and in Canada in defense of their cultures and agriculture.

But over time, most cooperatives were co-opted and subsumed by colonial and patriarchal capitalism.

Based on experiences in Central America, this book shows how to reinvent cooperatives through which peasants and indigenous peoples can reduce social inequality, mitigate climate change and democratize our societies.

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