Oneida utopia [electronic resource] : a community searching for human happiness and prosperity / Anthony Wonderley.

"A fresh and holistic treatment of a long-standing social experiment born of revival fervor and communitarian enthusiasm. The Oneida Community of upstate New York was dedicated to living as one family and to the sharing of all property, work, and love. Anthony Wonderley is a sensitive guide to the t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wonderley, Anthony Wayne, 1949- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Noyes, John Humphrey, > 1811-1886.
Oneida Community > History.
Collective settlements > New York (State) > History > 19th century.
Utopian socialism > New York (State) > History > 19th century.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2017 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2017 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2017 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Oneida Utopia: A Community Searching for Human Happiness and Prosperity
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Introduction : a good story told truly
  • Perfectionism
  • Putney
  • Oneida birthed and left behind
  • Creating a community
  • Gender and sex
  • Buildings, landscapes, and traps
  • Industrialization
  • Breakup
  • A silverware company
  • Welfare capitalism
  • Looking backward.