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New Harmony Then and Now
Darryl D. Jones
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Description for New Harmony Then and Now
Hardback. A bucolic Indiana community striving to maintain the utopian ideals of its founders Num Pages: 224 pages, 48 halftones, 120 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; WQH; WQP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 6782 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1134.
New Harmony Then and Now is a photographic and historic celebration of two of America's great Utopian communities located in New Harmony, Indiana. The Harmonists, started by George Rapp, labored to provide physical, intellectual, and spiritual wealth for its members. Ten years later, the Owenites, founded by Robert Owen and his partner William Maclure, settled there, intent on improving humanity through innovations in social theory, educational systems, and discoveries in natural science. Though Owen's communal experiment would not endure, a new social frontier prospered. Today, New Harmony remains a haven of promise, a village that honors its progressive heart. Intellectuals ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253356451
SKU
V9780253356451
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About Darryl D. Jones
Darryl D. Jones is a photographer whose work has been exhibited in New York, Boston, and throughout the Midwest. He is author of Amish Life: Living Plainly and Serving God (IUP, 2005) and (with Norbert Krapf) Invisible Presence (IUP, 2006). Donald E. Pitzer is Professor Emeritus of History and Director Emeritus of the Center for Communal Studies at ... Read more
Reviews for New Harmony Then and Now
This is a beautiful book with beautiful pictures, and I recommend you check it out.
The Society for Utopian Studies
New Harmony: Then & Now provides a highly readable account of the communitarian movements in New Harmony, Indiana, alongside beautiful images that provide a window into the vibrant community that still exists along the banks of the Wabash ... Read more
The Society for Utopian Studies
New Harmony: Then & Now provides a highly readable account of the communitarian movements in New Harmony, Indiana, alongside beautiful images that provide a window into the vibrant community that still exists along the banks of the Wabash ... Read more