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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791476803321

Autore

Manzella Joseph C

Titolo

Common purse, uncommon future [[electronic resource] ] : the long, strange trip of communes and other intentional communities / / Joseph C. Manzella

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , 2010

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2023

ISBN

979-84-00-62904-4

1-282-72855-5

9786612728556

0-313-38463-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Disciplina

307.770973

Soggetti

Collective settlements - United States - History

Communitarianism - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; How I Missed Woodstock; A Defining Moment; Chapter Summary; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: Beyond the Threshold; 2. Elders of Utopia; 3. Last Days of the Counterculture; 4. Ritual as Nostalgia; 5. Dream a Little Dream; 6. Communities in Motion; 7. Utopian End Game; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Arcosanti. Christiania. Earthaven. Findhorn. For the uninitiated, the names of modern-day intentional communities may conjure images of science fiction fantasy worlds. In reality, these modern interpretations of communal living are increasingly appealing and practical for a growing number of individuals who are seeking a different way of life.