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Description:Radical in its day and long overdue in English this rare French classic traces the journey of fictional British Lord Clarisdall to the exotic island nation of Icaria. To his delight, Clarisdell discovers an ideal utopian democracy prospering amid peace and harmony. Devoid of competition or property, Icaria triumphs over the social evils of nineteeth-century capitalism.Clarisdell's amazement is constant. Foreign affairs are conducted by the community. Money and domestic commerce do not exist. Everyone gives to and draws from the common pot in equal measure. No pastoral idyll, the narrative describes a modern machine-age economy with social policies free education, equality for the sexes, strict family/moral ties that reflect enlightenment. Crime here is a myth; arts and culture are treasured commodities.Cabet described a totally integrated "community of goods" in the fifty years following the great revolution of 1782. Published at personal risk, his bold allegory gave birth to a real Icarian community that lasted into the late 1800s.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Travels in Icaria (Utopianism and Communitarianism). To get started finding Travels in Icaria (Utopianism and Communitarianism), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Radical in its day and long overdue in English this rare French classic traces the journey of fictional British Lord Clarisdall to the exotic island nation of Icaria. To his delight, Clarisdell discovers an ideal utopian democracy prospering amid peace and harmony. Devoid of competition or property, Icaria triumphs over the social evils of nineteeth-century capitalism.Clarisdell's amazement is constant. Foreign affairs are conducted by the community. Money and domestic commerce do not exist. Everyone gives to and draws from the common pot in equal measure. No pastoral idyll, the narrative describes a modern machine-age economy with social policies free education, equality for the sexes, strict family/moral ties that reflect enlightenment. Crime here is a myth; arts and culture are treasured commodities.Cabet described a totally integrated "community of goods" in the fifty years following the great revolution of 1782. Published at personal risk, his bold allegory gave birth to a real Icarian community that lasted into the late 1800s.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Travels in Icaria (Utopianism and Communitarianism). To get started finding Travels in Icaria (Utopianism and Communitarianism), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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