{"product_id":"commitment-community-communes-utopias-in-sociological-perspective-paper-9780674145764","title":"Commitment  Community  Communes  Utopias in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRosabeth Kanter offers a unique analysis of the nature and process of enduring commitment, basing her theory of commitment mechanisms on exhaustive research of nineteenthcentury utopias, sharpened by firsthand knowledge of a variety of contemporary groups.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA magnificent book. -- Lewis Coser\u003cbr\u003eThe strength of his book is in its imaginative concept, original insight and historical competence…will certainly be widely read and hotly discussed. -- Harvey Cox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart One: The Utopian Faith \t* A Refuge and a Hope \t* Society's Maternal Bed: Idealizations of Communal Life Part Two: Lessons of the Past \t* Commitment: The Problem and the Theory \t* Live in Love and Union: Commitment Mechanisms in Nineteenth Century Communes \t* The Comforts of Commitment: Issues in Group Life \t* Away from Community Part Three: Problems of Today \t* Retreat from Utopia 8 They Also Serve: Communes with Missions \t* The Limits of Utopia  \t* Appendix. Sample and Methodology for Study of Nineteenth Century Communes  \t* Bibliography \t* Notes \t* Index","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49917764960599,"sku":"9780674145764","price":29.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674145764.jpg?v=1738449108","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/commitment-community-communes-utopias-in-sociological-perspective-paper-9780674145764","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}