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Utopia. New Jersey. For most people?even the most satisfied New Jersey residents?these words hardly belong in the same sentence. Yet, unbeknown to many, history shows that the state has been a favorite location for utopian experiments for more than a century. Thanks to its location between New York...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Buchan, Perdita, 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rivergate Books, ©2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Utopian socialism > New Jersey > History.
Immigrants > New Jersey > History.
Communities > New Jersey > History.
Socialisme utopique > New Jersey > Histoire.
Communauté > New Jersey > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Essays.
HISTORY > Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Communities
Immigrants
Travel
Utopian socialism
New Jersey > Description and travel.
New Jersey > Descriptions et voyages.
New Jersey
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Utopia. New Jersey. For most people?even the most satisfied New Jersey residents?these words hardly belong in the same sentence. Yet, unbeknown to many, history shows that the state has been a favorite location for utopian experiments for more than a century. Thanks to its location between New York and Philadelphia and its affordable land, it became an ideal proving ground where philosophical and philanthropical organizations and individuals could test their utopian theories. In this intriguing look at this little-known side of New Jersey, Perdita Buchan explores eight of these communities. Ad.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 253 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813543956
0813543959
1281151432
9781281151438
9786611151430
6611151435

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