Oneida Utopia : A Community Searching for Human Happiness and Prosperity /

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"A fresh and holistic treatment of a long-standing social experiment born of revival fervor and communitarian enthusiasm. The Oneida Community of upstate New York was dedicated to living as one family and to the sharing of all property, work, and love. Anthony Wonderley is a sensitive guide to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wonderley, Anthony, 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Noyes, John Humphrey, > 1811-1886.
Oneida Community.
Oneida Community > History.
Utopian socialism.
Collective settlements.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Utopias.
Socialisme utopique > New York (État) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Communautes > New York (État) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Utopian socialism > New York (State) > History > 19th century.
Collective settlements > New York (State) > History > 19th century.
New York (State)
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : a good story told truly
  • Perfectionism
  • Putney
  • Oneida birthed and left behind
  • Creating a community
  • Gender and sex
  • Buildings, landscapes, and traps
  • Industrialization
  • Breakup
  • A silverware company
  • Welfare capitalism
  • Conclusion : Looking backward.

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