{"product_id":"9781509570195","title":"The Earth Gives, the Earth Wants","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCritical South\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Earth Gives, the Earth Wants\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAntonio Bispo dos Santos | Alex Brostoff | Jamille Pinheiro Dias\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book by the late Brazilian activist and \u003ci\u003equilombo\u003c\/i\u003e leader Antônio Bispo dos Santos offers an original perspective on ways of living and relating to others and to the land that is rooted in a \u003ci\u003equilombo\u003c\/i\u003e cosmovision – the polytheistic, counter-colonial, confluential worldview articulated by Bispo through \u003ci\u003equilombola\u003c\/i\u003e thinking in Brazil. It presents a fresh critique of capitalism and colonialism that emerges from a \u003ci\u003equilombola\u003c\/i\u003e perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNêgo Bispo lays out a set of terms and concepts developed over his lifetime, based on ancestral \u003ci\u003equilombola\u003c\/i\u003e knowledge. His key concept is \"counter-colonialism\" – a practice of confronting and undoing colonial domination through \u003ci\u003equilombola\u003c\/i\u003e modes of life, struggle, and thought. He argues that the hyper-individualistic, capitalistic, colonial approach to cultivating the earth sees the land as subservient to its desires. A \u003ci\u003equilombo\u003c\/i\u003e cosmovision, by contrast, understands that our desires are always in dialogue with the wants and needs of the earth – we must live in harmony with the earth, animals, and people, and if we take from the earth, we must also give to the earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis remarkable book introduces a new perspective on the debates about the destructive consequences of capitalism and colonialism and will be of interest to anyone who wants to think about how we live in relation to each other and to the earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eAntônio Bispo dos Santos (1959-2023)\u003c\/b\u003e was a Brazilian activist and \u003ci\u003equilombo\u003c\/i\u003e leader.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 August 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781509570195\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e132\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45168991797388,"sku":"9781509570195","price":44.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781509570195.jpg?v=1781090402","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781509570195","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}