The Utopians - Six Attempts to Build the Perfect Society (Paperback)

'Fascinating and richly documented . . . Few books manage to be so informative and so entertaining.' - Sunday Times Santiniketan-Sriniketan in India, Dartington Hall in England, Atarashiki Mura in Japan, the Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man in France, the Bruderhof in Germany and Trabuco College in America: six experimental communities established in the aftermath of the First World War, each aiming to change the world. Anna Neima's The Utopians is an absorbing and vivid account of these collectives and their charismatic leaders and reveals them to be full of eccentric characters, outlandish lifestyles and unchecked idealism. Dismissed and even mocked in their time, yet, a century later, their influence still resonates in progressive education, environmentalism, medical research and mindfulness training. Without such inspirational experiments in how to live, post-war society would have been a poorer place. 'Thanks to Neima's rigorous research, each chapter offers something new.' - Spectator 'Neima ranges with impressive confidence across the world'. - Literary Review

General

Imprint:	Picador
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2022
Authors:	Anna Neima
Dimensions:	197 x 130 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-5290-2310-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-5290-2310-6
Barcode:	9781529023107

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