A Desire for Equality

Living and Working in Concrete Utopian Communities

von Michel and Laboratory for Economic Sociology of the French National Centre for Scientif Lallement

210 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Alternatives to Capitalism in the 21st Century
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Gesellschaftliche Gruppen, Gemeinschaften und Identitäten Dörfer, Landgemeinden / Landleben
• ISBN: 9781529236774
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.07.2024
• Größe: 240 x 163 mm
• Verlag: Bristol University Press