Dominican University of California
In Search of the Perfect Society: Three Utopian Communities in Nineteenth-Century Amererica
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>The nineteenth century was an era marked by rapid change in American society. This thesis examines the rise in utopian communities during this era and the specific societal conditions that led to their development. Three utopian communities are analyzed in detail: Brook Farm (1841-1847) founded by George Ripley in Massachusetts; Oneida (1848-1881) founded by John Humphrey Noyes in New York; and Fountaingrove (1876- 1900) founded by Thomas Lake Harris in California. These communities are discussed as examples of the confluence of religious changes wrought by the Second Great Awakening, the impact of industrialization including the Panic of 1837, and the growth of the women’s rights movement in nineteenth-century America.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Master's Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Humanities
- Year
- 2004
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Perle, Megan
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Martin Anderson, JD, PhD
- James Boitano, PhD
Subjects
dc:subject × 2Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://scholar.dominican.edu/humanities-print-theses/245
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholar.dominican.edu:humanities-print-theses-1244