Stop, Thief!: The Commons, Enclosures, & Resistance

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Criminal elite stealing earth from under our feet for centuries: Stop, Thief!: The Commons, Enclosures, & Resistance

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Stop, Thief!: The Commons, Enclosures, and Resistance
by Peter Linebaugh

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In bold and intelligently written essays, historian Peter Linebaugh takes aim at the thieves of land, the polluters of the seas, the ravagers of the forests, the despoilers of rivers, and the removers of mountaintops. From Thomas Paine to theMore
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Shaun
Shaun rated it 5 of 5 stars
8 months ago
Any collection of essays is going to feature repetition and a couple humdinger entries. In this case, I didn't mind the repetition (probably because I could only get around to one essay per week or so) and the only essays that didn't utterly captivate me were an older, Ma... Read full review
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Bob Reutenauer
Bob Reutenauer rated it 4 of 5 stars
2 months ago
Linebaugh is a treasure. His work continues on the track that his mentor EP Thompson set him on. Digging deep into the past to recover the rich lives of those who were pushed around and off the common land by the new rich of fenced land and sheep, the city and the factory... Read full review
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Martin Empson
Martin Empson rated it 3 of 5 stars
8 months ago
Linebaugh sees such struggles as in a continuum with today's battles to prevent further erosion of our rights. For this author, the struggle for a new commons, is as important as the fight to protect what we have and had. 

Peter Linebaugh's writing is filled with passion,... Read full review
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