John R Hall

The Ways Out

Utopian Communal Groups in an Age of Babylon

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comparative analysis of both secular and religious communal groups in contemporary America, this study, originally published in 1978, shows that contemporary communalists stand in relation to collectivism much the same as early Protestants stood in relation to individualism - as the self-proclaimed pioneers of the new age.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 140mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780367362034
• ISBN-10: 0367362031
• Artikelnr.: 69939269

Autorenporträt

John R. Hall

Inhaltsangabe

New Foreword 2019. Preface. 1. Introduction 2. Beginners 3. Time and
Communal Life 4. The Social Enactment of Communal Life 5. Needs, Want
Satisfaction and Work 6. Government 7. Conclusion. Appendix 1: Some
Theoretical and Methodological Considerations. Appendix 2: Descriptions of
Communal Groups Included in the Study. Appendix 3: Methods of Research.
Bibliography. Index.