Utopias in American History
byJyotsna Sreenivasan is a professional writer.
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9781598840537
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Sreenivasan, Jyotsna. Utopias in American History. ABC-CLIO, 2008. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/UTAMHI1E.
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Sreenivasan, Jyotsna. Utopias in American History. ABC-CLIO, 2008. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/UTAMHI1E
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Sreenivasan, J. (2008). Utopias in American History. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/UTAMHI1E
- Description
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An insightful look at the long tradition of communal societies in the United States from colonial times to the present, examining their ideological foundations, daily life, and relationships to mainstream American society.
- Reviews/Endorsements
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"It's an outstanding survey that any high school to college-level library in American history needs." - Midwest Book Review"Sreenivasan (independent scholar) discusses 52 communal communities or movements, dating from the late 1700s to present, that were (or still are) large, longstanding, and influential in the American society. A four- to six-page entry on each community addresses the history, beliefs and practices, and daily life of the community; how the community's members made their living; leadership and decision making; recruitment of new members; care and education of children; relationship with and influence on the outside world; and (where applicable) reasons for ending the communal aspect of the movement. Some shorter entries cover selected ideologies, historic events, and major personalities that influenced the formation of these utopias. Communities included range from Amana Colonies, Brook Farm, New Harmony, and the Shakers, to the more recent Davidian-Branch Davidian movements, Hare Krishna, Peace Mission Movement, and Rainbow Family of Living Light. Entries, and the lengthy introduction as well, provide carefully chosen references and Web sites. An extensive chronology, detailed index, and effective photographs complete the volume." - Choice"This volume is a welcome addition to the literature on multiple utopias. In addition to the fact that the accounts are well researched and easy to read, thus the added feature of offering readers some enjoyable leisure-time reading, there are also other features that enhance its value. . . . Since so few works cover this subject so thoroughly, this volume should fill a need in many libraries." - ARBA
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Table of Contents
Utopias in American History
Author(s): Sreenivasan, Jyotsna;Contributors: Sreenivasan, Jyotsna;Abstract:An insightful look at the long tradition of communal societies in the United States from colonial times to the present, examining their ideological foundations, daily life, and relationships to mainstream American society.
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eISBN-13: 9781598840537Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781598840537.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781598840520Entry Code: UTAMHI1EImprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 456Publication Date: 20081024- Cover Cover11
- CONTENTS v6
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix10
- INTRODUCTION xi12
- CHRONOLOGY xxi22
- AMANA COLONIES 134
- AMISH 841
- ANANDA COLONIES 1649
- ANARCHISM 2356
- ANTISLAVERY COMMUNITIES 2760
- BELLAMY, EDWARD 3366
- BIBLE COMMUNISM 3568
- BISHOP HILL 3669
- BOHEMIA MANOR 4174
- BROOK FARM AND FOURIERIST PHALANXES 4578
- BROTHERHOOD OF THE NEW LIFE 5285
- BRUDERHOF 5790
- BUDDHIST COMMUNITIES 6497
- BURNED-OVER DISTRICT 68101
- CAMPHILL MOVEMENT 70103
- CAPITALISM 76109
- CATHOLIC WORKER MOVEMENT 78111
- CHILDREN AND CHILD REARING 84117
- CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT 87120
- CIVIL WAR 89122
- COHOUSING 90123
- COOPERATIVES 96129
- CULTS 98131
- DAVIDIAN AND BRANCH DAVIDIAN MOVEMENTS 100133
- ECOVILLAGES 107140
- EDUCATION 108141
- EPHRATA CLOISTER 113146
- FAIRHOPE AND SINGLE-TAX COMMUNITIES 120153
- FAMILY 126159
- THE FAMILY/CHILDREN OF GOD 130163
- THE FARM 137170
- FELLOWSHIP FOR INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY 144177
- FERRER COLONY (STELTON) 145178
- GEORGE, HENRY 151184
- GREAT DEPRESSION 153186
- GRONLUND, LAURENCE 154187
- HARMONY SOCIETY 155188
- HIPPIES 162195
- HOME COLONY 165198
- HOUSE OF DAVID MOVEMENT 170203
- HUTTERITES 175208
- ICARIAN MOVEMENT 183216
- INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 190223
- INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS (HARE KRISHNA MOVEMENT) 192225
- JERUSALEM/SOCIETY OF UNIVERSAL FRIENDS 200233
- JESUS PEOPLE USA 203236
- JEWISH AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES 210243
- KAWEAH COOPERATIVE COMMONWEALTH 216249
- KEIL COMMUNITIES—BETHEL AND AURORA 221254
- KOINONIA FARM/KOINONIA PARTNERS 226259
- KORESHAN UNITY 232265
- LEADERSHIP AND DECISION MAKING 237270
- LITERARY UTOPIAS 243276
- LLANO DEL RIO AND NEW LLANO 245278
- LOVE FAMILY 251284
- MILLENNIALISM 256289
- MORAVIAN MOVEMENT 257290
- MORE, THOMAS 264297
- NEW DEAL COMMUNITIES 266299
- NEW HARMONY AND OWENITE MOVEMENT 273306
- ONEIDA COMMUNITY 280313
- ORDERVILLE AND MORMON COMMUNALISM 287320
- OWEN, ROBERT 294327
- PACIFISM 297330
- PEACE MISSION MOVEMENT 300333
- PERSECUTION 307340
- POINT LOMA AND THEOSOPHICAL COMMUNITIES 310343
- RAINBOW FAMILY OF LIVING LIGHT 317350
- RAJNEESHPURAM 323356
- RENAISSANCE COMMUNITY/BROTHERHOOD OF THE SPIRIT 330363
- RUGBY 335368
- RUSKIN 339372
- SHAKERS 344377
- SKINNER, B. F. 352385
- SOCIALISM 354387
- SOCIETY OF THE WOMAN IN THE WILDERNESS 358391
- STEINER, RUDOLF 360393
- SYNANON 362395
- TRANSCENDENTALISM 369402
- TWIN OAKS COMMUNITY 373406
- VALLEY OF THE SWANS 379412
- WOMEN, STATUS OF 381414
- ZOAR SOCIETY 385418
- INDEX 391424
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR 418451