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The Palgrave Companion to North American Utopias

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  • © 2004

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Authors:
  1. John W. Friesen
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  2. Virginia Lyons Friesen
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • John W. Friesen, Virginia Lyons Friesen
    Pages 1-12

  3. The Concept of Utopia

    • John W. Friesen, Virginia Lyons Friesen
    Pages 13-23

  4. The Need for Utopia

    • John W. Friesen, Virginia Lyons Friesen
    Pages 25-52

  5. Noncommunal Utopias

    • John W. Friesen, Virginia Lyons Friesen
    Pages 53-84

  6. Religious Communities

    • John W. Friesen, Virginia Lyons Friesen
    Pages 85-127

  7. Economic-Oriented Communes

    • John W. Friesen, Virginia Lyons Friesen
    Pages 129-148

  8. The Harmonists

    • John W. Friesen, Virginia Lyons Friesen
    Pages 149-168

  9. Unorthodox Communes

    • John W. Friesen, Virginia Lyons Friesen
    Pages 169-186

  10. Twentieth-Century Communes

    • John W. Friesen, Virginia Lyons Friesen
    Pages 187-221

  11. Hutterite Communalism

    • John W. Friesen, Virginia Lyons Friesen
    Pages 223-238

  12. Toward a Model of Utopia

    • John W. Friesen, Virginia Lyons Friesen
    Pages 239-252

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 253-277
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The Palgrave Companion to North American Utopias is a fascinating virtual catalogue of utopian societies and communes from past to present. The authors assert that the formation of a utopian society is both possible and feasible and give examples of how to create one of our own.

About the authors

John W. Friesen is Professor in the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary, Canada.

Virginia Lyons Friesen is Sessional Instructor in the Faculty of Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary.

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