{"product_id":"earthborn-democracy-ali-aslam-9780231216425","title":"Earthborn Democracy: A Political Theory of Entangled Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eEcological crises threaten all forms of life on earth. Democracy too is endangered, as popular discontent, elite malfeasance, and unresponsive institutions imperil its survival. Present political concepts have proven inadequate to meeting these challenges, and their inadequacies are themselves symptoms of the failures of prevailing political, cultural, and ecological stories and practices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book offers a new vision of ecological and participatory democratic life for a time of crisis. Identifying myth and ritual as key resources for contemporary politics, \u003ci\u003eEarthborn Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e excavates practices and narratives that illustrate the interdependence necessary to inspire ecological renewal. It tells stories of multispecies agency and egalitarian political organization across history, from ancient Mesopotamia and the precolonial Americas to contemporary social movements, emphasizing Indigenous traditions and resistance. Resonating across these practices and stories past and present is a belief that we are all--human as well as nonhuman--earthborn, and this can serve as the basis for reimagining democracy. Allying visionary political theory with environmental activism, \u003ci\u003eEarthborn Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e provides a foundation and a guide for collective action in pursuit of earthly flourishing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ali Aslam, David W. McIvor, Joel Alden Schlosser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231216424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231216425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d","brand":"Ali Aslam","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45934171521279,"sku":"9780231216425","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af8013c7-16bc-4cfe-93b2-0d8a9bd1cdc2.jpg?v=1721790516","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/earthborn-democracy-ali-aslam-9780231216425","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}