{"product_id":"living-sustainably-what-intentional-communities-can-teach-us-about-democracy-simplicity-and-nonviolence-hardcover","title":"Living Sustainably: What Intentional Communities Can Teach Us about Democracy, Simplicity, and Nonviolence - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. Whitney Sanford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn light of concerns about food and human health, fraying social ties, economic uncertainty, and rampant consumerism, some people are foregoing a hurried, distracted existence and embracing a mindful way of living. Intentional residential communities across the United States are seeking the freedom to craft their own societies and live based on the values of nonviolence, self-sufficiency, equality, and voluntary simplicity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLiving Sustainably\u003c\/i\u003e, A. Whitney Sanford reveals the solutions that such communities have devised for sustainable living while highlighting the specific choices and adaptations that they have made to accommodate local context and geography. She examines their methods of reviving and adapting traditional agrarian skills, testing alternate building materials for their homes, and developing local governments that balance group needs and individual autonomy. \u003ci\u003eLiving Sustainably\u003c\/i\u003e is a teachable testament to the idea that new cultures based on justice and sustainability are attainable in many ways. Sanford's engaging work demonstrates that citizens can make a conscious effort to subsist in a more balanced, harmonious world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. Whitney Sanford\u003c\/b\u003e, professor emerita of religion at the University of Florida, is the author of \u003ci\u003eSinging Krishna: Sound Becom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ees Sight in Paramānand's Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLiving Sustainably: What Intentional Communities Can Teach Us about Democracy, Simplicity, and Nonviolence\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Gainesville, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637991141683,"sku":"9780813168630","price":109.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NFhQY1FVOHZvTisvOWJ0aFRHWlJ4dz09.webp?v=1762307824","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/living-sustainably-what-intentional-communities-can-teach-us-about-democracy-simplicity-and-nonviolence-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}