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Commitment and Community: Communes and Utopias in Sociological Perspective
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Product Description
What makes some communes work, while others fail? Why is it so difficult to put utopian ideals into practice? 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. The book moves in a lively fashion from Oneida, Brook Farm, and the Shakers to present–day phenomena such as rural communes and Synanon.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #363256 in Books
- Published on: 1972-01-01
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: .88 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 320 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
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
About the Author
Rosabeth Moss Kanter is Professor of Sociology and of Organization and Management, Yale University.
