Introduction 1
1. The Rediscovery of the Commons 9
2. The Tyranny of the "Tragedy" Myth 21
3. Enclosure and the Commons 37
4. Enclosures of Public Spaces and Infrastructure 55
5. Enclosures of Knowledge and Culture 65
6. The Eclipsed History of the Commons 79
7. The Empire of Private Property 97
8. The Rise of Digital Commons 113
9. Many Galaxies of Commons 127
10. The Commons as a Different Way of Seeing and Being 147
11. The Future of the Commons 167
The Commons, Short and Sweet 175
The Logic of the Commons and the Market 179
Further Reading on the Commons 181
Leading Websites on the Commons 187
Acknowledgments 189
Index 191
About the Author 197