Our world is confronted by a number of crises - global warming,
entrenched poverty and military conflicts such as the 'war on
terror'. While these crises appear disconnected, this study
examines how they are both interrelated and dominate our
experiences of modernity. As these crises are often aggravated by
the very solutions proposed to solve them, this experience of
modernity can be described as 'pathological'. Pathological
modernity is driven by a frontier disposition that encloses and
commodifies non-commercial spaces (or commons), and creates a
crisis of scarcity. This commodification began with the natural
world, moved through societal institutions and the human body, and
is now commodifying the final frontier of the human experience:
enclosing our hopes, trust and sense of safety. Despite its
dominance, this logic of enclosure is being challenged by
resistance movements which are producing alternative visions of
society based on hope, trust and a sense of abundance. This book
will appeal to those attempting to understand why many of today's
challenges are so entrenched, as well as those involved in
environmental and social justice struggles both locally and
internationally.
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