Commitment and Community; Communes and Utopias in Sociological Perspective.

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.Kanter, Rosabeth Moss is the author of 'Commitment and Community; Communes and Utopias in Sociological Perspective.', published 1972 under ISBN 9780674145764 and ISBN 0674145763.