The communal idea in the 21st century / edited by Eliezer Ben-Rafael, Yaacov Oved, Menachem Topel.
The idea of a better society as associated with the communal idea is investigated from both theoretical perspectives and through contemporary experiences around the world. This idea leaves nobody indifferent. Whatever the hardship that its concretization implies, however, once it does materialize, i...
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | International Comparative Social Studies
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (365 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Eliezer Ben-Rafael , Yaacov Oved and Menachem Topel
- Introduction: A Difficult Question / Eliezer Ben-Rafael , Yaacov Oved and Menachem Topel
- General Thoughts about the Communal Idea / Amitai Etzioni
- Developmental Communalism into the Twenty-First Century / Donald E. Pitzer
- Theorizing Intentional Community in the Twenty-First Century / Lyman Tower Sargent
- Contemporary Communalism at a Time of Crisis / Graham Meltzer
- Commune and Community: A Socialist Perspective / Yiftah Goldman
- Communes and Communities: History and Perspective / Yaacov Oved
- Historical Perspectives on Participation / György Széll
- Community: Greatly Needed but Hard to Achieve / Timothy Miller
- Communal Aspects of Contemporary Life / Shulamit Reinharz
- In the Collective Interest: Job Quality / Chris Warhurst and Katherine Trebeck
- The Communal Idea in 21st Century Australia and New Zealand / Bill Metcalf
- Renewing Traditional Communality / Menachem Topel
- Christian and Messianic Jews’ Communes in Israel: Past, Present and Future / Rami Degani and Ruth Kark
- Gender, Power and Equality: Women’s Roles in Hutterite Society / Yossi Katz and John C. Lehr
- The Reciprocal Relationship between Feminism and Communal Life / Michal Palgi
- Kibbutz Education: Characteristics, Changes and Future Relevance / Maria Fölling-Albers
- Kibbutz: Survival at Risk / Eliezer Ben-Rafael
- Epilogue / Eliezer Ben-Rafael , Yaacov Oved and Menachem Topel
- Bibliography / Eliezer Ben-Rafael , Yaacov Oved and Menachem Topel
- Index / Eliezer Ben-Rafael , Yaacov Oved and Menachem Topel.