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Modern American Communes A Dictionary
Robert P. Sutton
Book Code: GR2181
ISBN: 0-313-32181-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32181-8
240 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 4/30/2005
List Price: $67.95 (UK Sterling Price: £39.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Sutton covers religious and secular communities, including Amity Colony, Farm Eco-Village, Holy City, the Branch Davidians, Shaker Communities, and The Farm. Each entry includes a list of print and electronic sources for further reading.
    —Reference & Research Book News     August 2005
  • [A] useful work for high-school students and older....[h]andy to have the information on communes in one place.
    —Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin     October 15, 2005
  • [C]ollege-level recommended, and also a pick high school libraries can use: an excellent historical background and introduction....[s]urveys utopian communities around the country, providing historical overviews of 20th century US communes covering their beliefs, key founders, and history. An A-Z reference makes it easy to look up individuals or communes alike. Recommended for social science reference holdings.
    —MBR Bookwatch     July 2005
Description: Communes and utopian communities are groups of men and women who share a central or common belief and choose to live together away from mainstream society. Many of the individuals in these communes are characterized by or aspire to perfection. This reference source contains biographies and historical overviews of 20th-century communes and utopias in the United States and those individuals involved with them. Sutton provides a comprehensive history of both religious and secular utopian communities. Entries include Amity Colony, Farm Eco-Village, Holy City, David Koresh, Shaker Communities, The Farm, and Donald Walters, among many others. Each entry includes a list of print and electronic sources for further reading. An appendix listing 20th-century American communal and utopian societies is also provided. Ideal for students and researchers interested in anthropology, labor history, politics, cults, sects, workers movements and welfare communities.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Dictionary
  • Appendix
  • Selected Readings
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2004025573
LCC Class: HX653
Dewey Class: 307
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