{"product_id":"communes-in-america-1975-2000-9780815636489","title":"Communes in America, 1975-2000","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunes in America: 1975-2000 \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Between 1975 and 2000, the American communal experience evolved dramatically in response to social and environmental challenges that confronted American society as a whole. Long-accepted social norms and institutions--family, religion, medicine, and politics--were questioned as the divorce rate increased, interest in spiritual teachings from Asia grew, and alternative medicine gained ground. Cohousing flourished as a response to an increasing sense of alienation and a need to balance community and private lives. At the same time, Americans became increasingly concerned with environmental protection and preservation of our limited resources. In the face of these social changes, communal living flourished as people sought out communities of\u003cbr\u003elike-minded individuals to pursue a higher purpose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Organized topically, each chapter in the volume provides basic information about various types of communities and detailed examples of each type, from ecovillages and radical Christian communities to pagan communes and cohousing experiments. Miller also takes a step back to look at the prevalence of communal living in American life over the twentieth century. Based on exhaustive research, Miller's final volume provides an indispensable survey and guide to understanding utopianism's enduring presence in American culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 9.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815636489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Miller\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of religious studies at the University of Kansas. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Quest for Utopia in Twentieth-Century \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica: 1900-1960 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe 60s Communes: Hippies and Beyond.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40424470577267,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":50.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ddbd2f42-1723-4aca-a6ce-0b3de566c640.jpg?v=1662559150","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/communes-in-america-1975-2000-9780815636489","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}