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A Desire for Equality
Living and Working in Concrete Utopian Communities
- 224 pages
- English
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About this book
Since the late 1960s, individuals rebelling against societal norms have embraced intentional communities as a means to challenge capitalism and manifest their ideals. Combining archival work with an ethnographic approach, this book examines how these communities have implemented the utopias they claim to have in their daily lives.
Focusing primarily on intentional communities in the United States who have adopted egalitarian principles of life and work, notably Twin Oaks in Virginia, the author examines the lives and actions of members to further understand these concrete utopias. In doing so, the book demonstrates that intentional communities aren't relics of a bygone era but rather catalysts capable of shaping our future.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- About the Author
- Acknowledgements
- Note from the Publisher
- Introduction: Desire for Equality and Forward Dreams
- 1 A Community Rainbow
- 2 From Walden to Twin Oaks
- 3 The Why and How of Community Involvement
- 4 I, We
- 5 The Rules of the Community Game
- 6 Work: The Shadows of the Market
- 7 Work: Utopia in Practice
- 8 The Flip Sides of Community Work
- 9 Community Destinies
- Conclusion: Towards a Society of Communities?
- Notes
- References
- Index