{"product_id":"reinventing-cooperativism-mark-lester-9789004757660","title":"Reinventing Cooperativism: The Art of Organizing and Reorganizing with Those at the Bottom","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But over time, most cooperatives were co-opted and subsumed by colonial and patriarchal capitalism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Lester,René Mendoza Vidaurre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 900475766X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004757660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.10w x 0.94d","brand":"Mark Lester","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440644501759,"sku":"9789004757660","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c6551f1-8658-4d63-8727-d7160a92544f.jpg?v=1777183839","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reinventing-cooperativism-mark-lester-9789004757660","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}