Communes in America, 1975-2000 /

Communes in America: 1975-2000 is the final volume in Miller's trilogy on the history of American intentional communities. Providing a comprehensive survey of communities during the last quarter of the twentieth century, Miller offers a detailed study of their character, scope, and evolution. B...

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Main Author: Miller, Timothy, 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2019.
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505 0 |a Preface: A century of American international communities -- The century winds down, and communities thrive -- Cohousing comes to America -- The ecovillage revolution -- The spiritual search I : Christian and Jewish communities -- The spiritual search II : other religious communities -- Communities on purpose -- Communities in the media spotlight : crisis and controversy -- Conclusion and afterword: Into the twenty-first century -- Appendix A: A reflection on 400 years of American communes : Does communal activity come in waves? If so, when have they occurred? -- Appendix B: American intentional communities, 1900-2000. 
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