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- Dwelling in Resistance: Living with Alternative Technologies in America
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: Rutgers University Press
summary
Most Americans take for granted much of what is materially involved in the daily rituals of dwelling. In Dwelling in Resistance, Chelsea Schelly examines four alternative U.S. communities—“The Farm,” “Twin Oaks,” “Dancing Rabbit,” and “Earthships”—where electricity, water, heat, waste, food, and transportation practices differ markedly from those of the vast majority of Americans.
Schelly portrays a wide range of residential living alternatives utilizing renewable, small-scale, de-centralized technologies. These technologies considerably change how individuals and communities interact with the material world, their natural environment, and one another. Using in depth interviews and compelling ethnographic observations, the book offers an insightful look at different communities’ practices and principles and their successful endeavors in sustainability and self-sufficiency.
Schelly portrays a wide range of residential living alternatives utilizing renewable, small-scale, de-centralized technologies. These technologies considerably change how individuals and communities interact with the material world, their natural environment, and one another. Using in depth interviews and compelling ethnographic observations, the book offers an insightful look at different communities’ practices and principles and their successful endeavors in sustainability and self-sufficiency.
Table of Contents
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- 7. Dwelling in Resistance
- pp. 149-166
- Appendix: Reflections on Method
- pp. 167-172
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 173-174
- Bibliography
- pp. 211-224
- About the Author
- pp. 237-238
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813586533
Related ISBN(s)
9780813586519
MARC Record
OCLC
1000384815
Pages
248
Launched on MUSE
2017-09-07
Language
English
Open Access
No