The Communitarian Moment : the Radical Challenge of the Northampton Association /

In 1842 a group of radical abolitionists formed a community in Northampton, Massachusetts, in order to pioneer "a better and purer state of society." Calling themselves the Northampton Association of Education and Industry, they envisioned a world free of poverty and inequality, religious...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Clark, Christopher (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Northampton Association of Education and Industry.
1800-1899
Collective settlements > United States > History > 19th century.
Utopian socialism > United States > History > 19th century.
Abolitionists > United States > History > 19th century.
Capitalism > United States > History > 19th century.
Communitarianism > United States > History > 19th century.
Communautés > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Socialisme utopique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Abolitionnistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Communautarisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > General.
Abolitionists.
Capitalism.
Collective settlements.
Communitarianism.
Utopian socialism.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • 1. "One Common Enterprise"
  • 2. Founders, Origins, and Contexts
  • 3. "They Will Soon Convince the World": Shelter, Base, and Mission
  • 4. "To Live in the Common Cause": Life in Community
  • 5. The Business of Utopia: Output, Silk, and Debt
  • 6. "Too Despotic Power": Members and Leaders
  • 7. From Community to Factory Village
  • 8. The Communitarian Moment
  • Abbreviations Used in the Notes
  • Notes
  • Index

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