Paradise now
by Chris Jennings · first published 2016
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"For readers of Jill Lepore, Joseph J. Ellis, and Tony Horwitz comes a lively, thought-provoking intellectual history of the golden age of American utopianism--and the bold, revolutionary, and eccentric visions for the future put forward by five of history's most influential utopian movements, "--Amazon.com. "For readers of Jill Lepore, Joseph J. Ellis, and Tony Horwitz comes a lively, thought-provoking intellectual history of the golden age of American utopianism--and the bold, revolutionary, and eccentric visions for the future put forward by five of history's most influential utopian movem
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I just read a great book called Paradise Now about 5 different Utopian movements in the US, Oneida being one of them. It seems the most successful colonies blended business savvy with a coherent set of values and cultivated familial closeness. Capitalist…
on “The Polyamorous Christian Socialist Utopia That Made Silverware” ↗Paradise Now by Chris Jennings (Peter Jenning's son, FYI) is recent and I enjoyed it: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/07/books/review/paradise-now...
on “Like startups, most intentional communities fail. Why?” ↗…and a communal kitchen, day-care, and daily meditation/yoga. It would be cool if we all worked together too, perhaps as a software company. Note that this is an excerpt from a recently published book, "Paradise Now: The store of American Utopianism! http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?keyword=Paradise+Now%3A+Th...
on “On the Rise and Fall of an American Utopia” ↗