Eve and the New Jerusalem : socialism and feminism in the nineteenth century /Barbara Taylor.
Material type: TextPublisher number: Raghav Books | A-184 A,Nand Gram, GhaziabadPublication details: London : Virago , 1983Description: xviii, 402 pages : portraits ; 21 cmISBN: 9780860682585Subject(s): HistoryGenre/Form: Feminism DDC classification: 305.4209 TAY Summary: In the first half of the nineteenth century, radicals all over Europe and America began to conceive of a 'New Moral World', and struggled to create their own utopias. In Britain, the inspiration of the French Revolution and the impact of industrial capitalism led to the establishment of a movement by the Utopian Socialist, Robert Owen, whose vision of a communal society, where men and women of all classes would live in equality and harmony, captured the imaginations of thousands for nearly a quarter of a century. Uncovering important new material, Eve and the New Jerusalem is a fascinating study of the women and men who embraced this vision, and attempted to realize it in Communities of Mutual Association where free love, birth control, collective housework and communal property were proposed, and sometimes introduced, by those committed to a revolution in personal as well as public life.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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In the first half of the nineteenth century, radicals all over Europe and America began to conceive of a 'New Moral World', and struggled to create their own utopias. In Britain, the inspiration of the French Revolution and the impact of industrial capitalism led to the establishment of a movement by the Utopian Socialist, Robert Owen, whose vision of a communal society, where men and women of all classes would live in equality and harmony, captured the imaginations of thousands for nearly a quarter of a century. Uncovering important new material, Eve and the New Jerusalem is a fascinating study of the women and men who embraced this vision, and attempted to realize it in Communities of Mutual Association where free love, birth control, collective housework and communal property were proposed, and sometimes introduced, by those committed to a revolution in personal as well as public life.
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