Utopia is, literally, the good place that is no place. Utopias reveal people's dreams and desires and they may gesture towards different and better ways of being. But they are rarely considered as physical, observable phenomena. In this book Sargisson and Sargent, both established writers on utopian theory, turn their attention to real-life utopian communities. The book is based on their fieldwork and extensive archival research in New Zealand, a country with a special place in the history of utopianism. A land of opportunity for settlers with dreams of a better life, New Zealand has, per capita, more intentional communities - groups of people who have chosen to live and sometimes work together for a common purpose - than any country in the world. Sargisson and Sargent draw on the experiences of more than fifty such communities, to offer the first academic survey of this form of living utopian experiment. In telling the story of the New Zealand experience, Living in Utopia provides both transferable lessons in community, cooperation and social change and a unique insight into the utopianism at the heart of politics, society, and everyday life.
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Lucy Sargisson is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Nottingham, and is the author of a range of articles in the field. Lyman Tower Sargent is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri-St Louis and the author of numerous articles about utopianism and utopian studies. He is also Editor of the Journal of Utopian Studies.
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When most people are unhappy with something in their society, they either simply accept it, through apathy or because they believe, rightly or wrongly, that they have no ability or power to effect change, or they try, individually or collectively, to bring about change in the direction they desire. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
older communes, sweat rent, immediate utopia, intentional communities, cooperative lifestyle, intentional community, self descriptors, retreat centre, green communities, organic food production, special settlements, working bees Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Zealand, Roman Catholic, North Island, South Island, United States, Havelock North, Havelock Work, Graham Downs, Golden Dawn, Gentle World, Anahata Retreat, Radiant Living, Federative Home, Heartwood Trust, Rainbow Valley, Reverend Mother, Sisters of Compassion, Sisters of Mercy, Tui Community, Valley Farm, West Coast, Alexander Bickerton, Alexander Turnbull Library, Findhorn Foundation, Friends Settlement New!
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When most people are unhappy with something in their society, they either simply accept it, through apathy or because they believe, rightly or wrongly, that they have no ability or power to effect change, or they try, individually or collectively, to bring about change in the direction they desire. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
older communes, sweat rent, immediate utopia, intentional communities, cooperative lifestyle, intentional community, self descriptors, retreat centre, green communities, organic food production, special settlements, working bees Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Zealand, Roman Catholic, North Island, South Island, United States, Havelock North, Havelock Work, Graham Downs, Golden Dawn, Gentle World, Anahata Retreat, Radiant Living, Federative Home, Heartwood Trust, Rainbow Valley, Reverend Mother, Sisters of Compassion, Sisters of Mercy, Tui Community, Valley Farm, West Coast, Alexander Bickerton, Alexander Turnbull Library, Findhorn Foundation, Friends Settlement New!
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- Diggers and Dreamers 1992-93: The Guide to Communal Living by Chris Coates in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Golden Dawn: The Original Account of the Teachings, Rites & Ceremonies of the Hermetic Order (Llewellyn's Golden Dawn) by Israel Regardie on page 31, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Walden Two by B. F. Skinner in Front Matter, and page 158
- American Communities by William Alfred Hinds on page 3, and Back Matter
- The Communistic Societies of the United States: Economic Social and Religious Utopias of the Nineteenth Century by Charles Nordhoff on page 3, and Back Matter
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