New Village Press Bücher

Leading thinkers offer fresh insight into the workings of vibrant, ecological, equitable communities and their economies.

"A diverse set of place makers describe how they transformed contested or empty "spaces" into vibrant and functional "places." Spanning four countries and ten U.S. locales, these projects range from building affordable housing, to community building in the aftermath of racial violence, to the integration of the arts in community development. By recounting how they built trust, diagnosed local problems, and convened stakeholders to invent solutions, place makers offer pragmatic, instructive strategies to employ in other communities"--

Courageous artists working in hostile regions worldwide discuss exemplary peacebuilding theatre that offers methods of addressing violence and promoting justice.