{"product_id":"we-are-nature-defending-itself-9780745345871","title":"We Are 'Nature' Defending Itself","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Isabelle Fremeaux\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Subjects \u0026amp; Themes - Landscapes \u0026amp; Seascapes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2008, as the storms of the financial crash blew, Isabelle Fremeaux and Jay Jordan deserted the metropolis and their academic jobs, traveling across Europe in search of post-capitalist utopias. They wanted their art activism to no longer be uprooted. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e They arrived at a place French politicians had declared lost to the republic, otherwise know as the zad (the zone to defend): a messy but extraordinary canvas of commoning, illegally occupying 4,000 acres of wetlands where an international airport was planned. In 2018, the 40-year-long struggle snatched an incredible victory, defeating the airport expansion project through a powerful cocktail that merged creation and resistance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fremeaux and Jordan blend rich eyewitness accounts with theory, inspired by a diverse array of approaches, from neo-animism to revolutionary biology, insurrectionary writings and radical art history.","brand":"Pluto Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45031347912855,"sku":"9780745345871","price":1677.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780745345871.webp?v=1769206638","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/we-are-nature-defending-itself-9780745345871","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}