All About Communes, Communities and Communalism

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  1. billjones

    billjones Banned

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    COMMUNALISM
    From Its Origins to the Twentieth Century


    (Complete book by Kenneth Rexroth)

    Here's The Link To This Fabulous Book: Click Here

    Table of Contents


    Introduction — The Libertarian Tradition ix
    1. The Neolithic Village 1
    2. Essenes, Therapeutae, Qumran 11
    3. The Early Church, Monasticism 25
    4. Eckhart, Brethren of the Free Spirit 43
    5. John Wyciffe, The English Peasants’ Rebellion 61
    6. Huss, The Hussite Wars, Tabor 71
    7. The Radical Reformation, Thomas Münzer 93
    8. Münster 109
    9. Anabaptists, Hutterites 121
    10. Winstanley, The Diggers 133
    11. The Near East and Russia 155
    12. Early Communes in America 171
    13. Amana, The Shakers, St. Nazianz 191
    14. Oneida 209
    15. Robert Owen 217
    16. Josiah Warren 235
    17. Brook Farm 241
    18. Fourierism 249
    19. Étienne Cabet 259
    20. Hutterites Again 273
    Epilogue — Post-Apocalyptic Communalism 289
     
  2. oldwolf

    oldwolf Waysharing-not moderating Super Moderator

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    Many would say that the new concept should be called intentional communities which also includes communes.
     
  3. Madesh

    Madesh Member

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    Some interesting historical bits in there,
    thanks.

    Madesh :sunny:
     
  4. Rutz

    Rutz The Farming Communist

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    MY favorite bit is that everybody seems to just ignore that Jesus was a communist, lol.
     

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