Main entry:

Schelly, Chelsea, author.

Title & Author:

Dwelling in resistance : living with alternative technologies in America / Chelsea Schelly.

Publication:

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2017]

Description:

vii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Series:

Nature, society, and culture

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-223) and index.
What does it mean to dwell in resistance? -- What "normal" dwelling looks like : the history of home technologies -- Custodians of the earth, witnesses to transition : the story of The Farm -- The abundance of the commons : Twin Oaks and the plenitude ethic -- Individualism and symbiosis : the dance at Dancing Rabbit -- Self-sufficiency as social justice : the case of Earthship biotecture -- Dwelling in resistance -- Appendix : Reflections on method.

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. -- Provided by publisher

ISBN:

9780813586519 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
0813586518 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
9780813586502 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
081358650X (paperback ; alkaline paper)
(electronic book)
9780813586526
9780813586533
9780813590851
081359085X
0813586534
0813586526

Subject:

Sustainable living United States.
Appropriate technology Social aspects United States.
Style de vie durable États-Unis.
Technologie appropriée Aspect social États-Unis.
Appropriate technology Social aspects.
Sustainable living.
Ökologische Bewegung
Nachhaltigkeit
Alternative Wohnform
Konsumverzicht
Lebensstil
Wohnen
United States.
USA

Added entries:

Nature, society, and culture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 295613
Call No.: BIB 241927
Status: Available