| Utopian Episodes: Daily Life in Experimental Colonies Dedicated to Changing the World Contributor(s): Kesten, Seymour R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815603819 ISBN-13: 9780815603818 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 335.12 |
| Lexile Measure: 1230 |
| Series: Utopianism and Communitarianism |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.93" W x 8.91" (1.16 lbs) 358 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Decades before the communes of the sixties, nineteenth-century radicals set up isolated colonies where they hoped to insulate themselves from a corrupt mainstream America. Throughout the country, experimental utopian settlements promised to fulfill the lives of ordinary citizens through abundance, equality, and free education. Utopian Episodes tells why these early, freethinking rebels could never fully achieve their goals, but how their legacy has become an integral part of today's movement for social reform. |