Here’s one for all our Libertarian friends.
All images, video courtesy Kurzgesagt! (Support them on their Patreon if you like.)
Here’s one for all our Libertarian friends.
All images, video courtesy Kurzgesagt! (Support them on their Patreon if you like.)
“In his [free to download] new book, Ed Mayo brings together this rich story. Covering everything from the Commons to lending circles to labourer societies, this is a fresh take on the origins of co-operation form a leading voice in the global co-operative movement.”
Book of the Day: A short history of co-operation and mutuality
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A Short History of Co-operation and Mutuality
Chapters
Preface 1844 – The birth of co-operation
Chapter 1 Co-operation and the human story
Chapter 2 An ancient way of getting things done
Chapter 3 Craft and co-operation in Europe
Chapter 4 Traditions of co-operation
Chapter 5 A friendly turn
Chapter 6 From friendship to resistance
Chapter 7 Freedom and repression
Chapter 8 Out of Rochdale
Chapter 9 After 1844: Plymouth and Finland
Chapter 10 Self-help and state sponsorship in the twentieth century
Chapter 11 The co-operative sector today
Chapter 12 Co-operation and mutuality over time: a conclusion