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The Other Game: Lessons from How Life Is Played in Mexican Villages
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The Other Game: Lessons from How Life Is Played in Mexican Villages by Philip Dahl-bredine
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Pages 191
Dimensions: Length: 9.18" Width: 5.98" Height: 0.46"
Weight: 0.65 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Jan 1, 2008
Publisher Orbis Books
ISBN 1570757801
EAN 9781570757808
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 | The Game of Life or Monopoly? Jun 7, 2008 |
There's an implicit question raised by The Other Game, which is relevant to all of us. Which is the game we want to play? Dahl-Bredine and Hicken depict lives that are productive and rich in meaning, wisdom, and sharing. They demonstrate how the unwritten protocols of this Oaxacan village keep the society tending towards a more inclusive distribution of wealth. This is accomplished through festivals of generosity, self-funded and rotating leadership roles, and work projects in which everyone contributes to the community's well-being.
In an interlude at the center of the book, the authors detail the unwritten assumptions by which we operate. I found this a good common ground for discussion.
This book is particularly useful for those of us trying to figure out how we can be *individually* such good people and *collectively* doing such terrible things. We're focused on winning a game whose rules benefit the casino owners. It's time to walk outside and see how the other 80% lives. It will prepare us to walk back inside and change the game. | | | | There is much to learn from other cultures. May 5, 2008 |
| There is much to learn from other cultures. We can look at them and then examine ourselves to see what's really important. "The Other Game: Lessons from How Life Is Played In Mexican Villages" is an historical survey focusing upon villages that have existed for thousands of years, and a look at their inhabitants and their way of life. Alternatives to our culture are presented to make a better future for ourselves, and while it is far from being a romantic view of the past and in the Mexican villages, it is simply meant to offer another option for life. Recommended for religion and social issue community library collection shelves, and those who seek to learn about how others live day to day. | | | | Lessons from Mexican villages Apr 13, 2008 |
| Authors Dahl-Bredine and Hicken have given us a very clear description and analysis of the situation in the Mixteca Alta Region of Oaxaca, Mexico. They show in a detailed and documented fashion the damage done by agricultural policies and trade practices coming from the North. Then based on the life experiences and stories of the local people, they show us another way to live and produce food. Reaching back to the wisdom of the Mixtec ancestors they offer a vision of hope for the future. | | | Write your own review about The Other Game: Lessons from How Life Is Played in Mexican Villages
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