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Think Like a Commoner: A Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons Think Like a Commoner: A Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 213 ratings — published 2014
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Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 2,714 ratings — published 2004
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Plunder of the Commons: A Manifesto for Sharing Public Wealth (Pelican Books) Plunder of the Commons: A Manifesto for Sharing Public Wealth (Pelican Books)
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avg rating 4.14 — 157 ratings — published
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The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 1,384 ratings — published 2001
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Free, Fair, and Alive: The Insurgent Power of the Commons Free, Fair, and Alive: The Insurgent Power of the Commons (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.41 — 29 ratings — published
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Re-enchanting the World: Feminism and the Politics of the Commons Re-enchanting the World: Feminism and the Politics of the Commons (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 506 ratings — published 2018
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The Magna Carta Manifesto: Liberties and Commons for All The Magna Carta Manifesto: Liberties and Commons for All (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 126 ratings — published 2007
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Capitalism 3.0: A Guide to Reclaiming the Commons Capitalism 3.0: A Guide to Reclaiming the Commons (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 113 ratings — published 2006
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The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines that Divide Us The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines that Divide Us (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 2,716 ratings — published 2020
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Omnia Sunt Communia: On the Commons and the Transformation to Postcapitalism (In Common) Omnia Sunt Communia: On the Commons and the Transformation to Postcapitalism (In Common)
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avg rating 3.89 — 19 ratings — published
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Mine!: How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives Mine!: How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 1,995 ratings — published 2021
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Commonism: A New Aesthetics Of The Real Commonism: A New Aesthetics Of The Real (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 14 ratings — published
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Assembly (Heretical Thought) Assembly (Heretical Thought)
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avg rating 3.71 — 114 ratings — published 2017
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Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 728 ratings — published 1990
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Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.53 — 15 ratings — published
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The Subsistence Perspective: Beyond the Globalised Economy The Subsistence Perspective: Beyond the Globalised Economy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 41 ratings — published 1997
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Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.56 — 13,560 ratings — published 2004
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Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 817 ratings — published 1995
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The Drama of the Commons The Drama of the Commons (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 29 ratings — published 2002
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Stop, Thief!: The Commons, Enclosures, And Resistance (Spectre) Stop, Thief!: The Commons, Enclosures, And Resistance (Spectre)
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avg rating 3.82 — 103 ratings — published 2013
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Code: And Other Laws of Cyberspace, Version 2.0 Code: And Other Laws of Cyberspace, Version 2.0 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,700 ratings — published 1999
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Makers Makers (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 5,898 ratings — published 2009
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Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 1,528 ratings — published 2008
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The Future is Degrowth: A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism The Future is Degrowth: A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 548 ratings — published
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Think Like a Commoner, Second Edition: A Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons Think Like a Commoner, Second Edition: A Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published
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VAZDUH KAO ZAJEDNIČKO DOBRO VAZDUH KAO ZAJEDNIČKO DOBRO (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 4.67 — 6 ratings — published 2021
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Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.10 — 103 ratings — published
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Architecture as Communication: A Medium Like No Other Architecture as Communication: A Medium Like No Other (Paperback)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Silicon Valley Imperialism: Techno Fantasies and Frictions in Postsocialist Times Silicon Valley Imperialism: Techno Fantasies and Frictions in Postsocialist Times (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 7 ratings — published
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Selected Amazon Reviews Selected Amazon Reviews
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avg rating 4.24 — 55 ratings — published 2006
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Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 26 ratings — published
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An Internet for the People: The Politics and Promise of Craigslist An Internet for the People: The Politics and Promise of Craigslist (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.13 — 23 ratings — published 2020
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Working Together: Collective Action, the Commons, and Multiple Methods in Practice Working Together: Collective Action, the Commons, and Multiple Methods in Practice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 32 ratings — published 2010
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Civic Storytelling: The Rise of Short Forms and the Agency of Literature Civic Storytelling: The Rise of Short Forms and the Agency of Literature (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.25 — 4 ratings — published
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Communitas: The Origin and Destiny of Community (Cultural Memory in the Present) Communitas: The Origin and Destiny of Community (Cultural Memory in the Present)
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avg rating 3.82 — 110 ratings — published 1998
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Computer Architectures: Constructing the Common Ground Computer Architectures: Constructing the Common Ground (ebook)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Publics and Counterpublics (Mit Press) Publics and Counterpublics (Mit Press)
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avg rating 4.08 — 382 ratings — published 2002
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The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,392 ratings — published 2019
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Architecture from Public to Commons Architecture from Public to Commons (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published
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The Human Condition The Human Condition (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 9,479 ratings — published 1958
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The War against the Commons: Dispossession and Resistance in the Making of Capitalism The War against the Commons: Dispossession and Resistance in the Making of Capitalism (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.79 — 39 ratings — published
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The Urban Commons: How Data and Technology Can Rebuild Our Communities The Urban Commons: How Data and Technology Can Rebuild Our Communities (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published
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The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 13,787 ratings — published 2020
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The Lost Rainforests of Britain The Lost Rainforests of Britain (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 2,053 ratings — published 2022
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Wat We Gemeen Hebben Wat We Gemeen Hebben (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 120 ratings — published 2022
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The Blue Commons: Rescuing the Economy of the Sea The Blue Commons: Rescuing the Economy of the Sea (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.04 — 46 ratings — published 2022
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Christiaan De Beukelaer
“In externalising the social and environmental cost of shipping to the high seas, the shipping industry mirrors the collective action problem that is the climate change to which it contributes. Every country wants to connect its economy across the oceans, but few feel responsible for the social and environmental impacts of shipping, or indeed climate change.”
Christiaan De Beukelaer, Trade Winds: A Voyage to a Sustainable Future for Shipping

“The claimed legitimizing devices of political consent or personal labour served only to obscure the unjustifiable seizure of land from the common by the powerful. Other commoners at the time of those seizures had not consented to them, and even if they had done so, their consent could not bind later generations.”
Peter Vallentyne, The Origins of Left-Libertarianism: An Anthology of Historical Writings

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