Utopia, New Jersey : Travels in the Nearest Eden

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Utopia. New Jersey. For most peopleeven the most satisfied New Jersey residentsthese 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 an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Buchan, Perdita
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Piscataway : Rutgers University Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Utopian socialism.
Travel.
Immigrants.
Communities.
Travel / General.
Communaute > New Jersey > Histoire.
Socialisme utopique > New Jersey > Histoire.
Communities > New Jersey > History.
Immigrants > New Jersey > History.
Utopian socialism > New Jersey > History.
New Jersey.
New Jersey > Descriptions et voyages.
New Jersey > Description and travel.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Utopia. New Jersey. For most peopleeven the most satisfied New Jersey residentsthese 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (257 pages).
ISBN:9780813543956

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