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Commitment 38 Community Comm
Rosabeth Mos Kanter
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Description for Commitment 38 Community Comm
Rosabeth Kanter offers a unique analysis of the nature and process of enduring commitment, basing her theory of commitment mechanisms on exhaustive research of nineteenth-century utopias, sharpened by first-hand knowledge of a variety of contemporary groups. Num Pages: 320 pages. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404.
What makes some communes work, while others fail? Why is it so difficult to put utopian ideals into practice? In this exciting study of the success or failure of nineteenth-century American Utopias and twentieth-century communes, Rosabeth Moss Kanter combines the results of her first-hand experiences in a variety of contemporary groups with her thorough research on earlier Utopian communities. Convinced that the Utopias of the past offer important models for social organization today, the author also stresses the need for a historical perspective in viewing contemporary movements. Kanter analyzes the ideas and values expressed and developed in communal living, she ... Read more
What makes some communes work, while others fail? Why is it so difficult to put utopian ideals into practice? In this exciting study of the success or failure of nineteenth-century American Utopias and twentieth-century communes, Rosabeth Moss Kanter combines the results of her first-hand experiences in a variety of contemporary groups with her thorough research on earlier Utopian communities. Convinced that the Utopias of the past offer important models for social organization today, the author also stresses the need for a historical perspective in viewing contemporary movements. Kanter analyzes the ideas and values expressed and developed in communal living, she ... Read more
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Number of Pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674145764
SKU
V9780674145764
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About Rosabeth Mos Kanter
Rosabeth Moss Kanter is Professor of Sociology and of Organization and Management, Yale University.
Reviews for Commitment 38 Community Comm
A magnificent book.
Lewis Coser The strength of his book is in its imaginative concept, original insight and historical competence…will certainly be widely read and hotly discussed.
Harvey Cox
Lewis Coser The strength of his book is in its imaginative concept, original insight and historical competence…will certainly be widely read and hotly discussed.
Harvey Cox