Utopia New Jersey

Author : Perdita Buchan
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813543956

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Utopia, New Jersey by Perdita Buchan Pdf

Utopia. New Jersey. For most people—even the most satisfied New Jersey residents—these words hardly belong in the same sentence. Yet, unbeknown to many, history shows that the state has been a favorite location for utopian experiments for more than a century. Thanks to its location between New York and Philadelphia and its affordable land, it became an ideal proving ground where philosophical and philanthropical organizations and individuals could test their utopian theories. In this intriguing look at this little-known side of New Jersey, Perdita Buchan explores eight of these communities. Adopting a wide definition of the term utopia—broadening it to include experimental living arrangements with a variety of missions—Buchan explains that what the founders of each of these colonies had in common was the goal of improving life, at least as they saw it. In every other way, the communities varied greatly, ranging from a cooperative colony in Englewood founded by Upton Sinclair, to an anarchist village in Piscataway centered on an educational experiment, to the fascinating Physical Culture City in Spotswood, where drugs, tobacco, and corsets were banned, but where nudity was widespread. Despite their grand intentions, all but one of the utopias—a single-tax colony in Berkeley Heights—failed to survive. But Buchan shows how each of them left a legacy of much more than the buildings or street names that remain today—legacies that are inspiring, surprising, and often outright quirky.

Author : Maxine N. Lurie,Richard F. Veit
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813554105

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New Jersey by Maxine N. Lurie,Richard F. Veit Pdf

New Jersey: A History of the Garden State presents a fresh, comprehensive overview of New Jersey’s history from the prehistoric era to the present. The findings of archaeologists, political, social, and economic historians provide a new look at how the Garden State has evolved. The state has a rich Native American heritage and complex colonial history. It played a pivotal role in the American Revolution, early industrialization, and technological developments in transportation, including turnpikes, canals, and railroads. The nineteenth century saw major debates over slavery. While no Civil War battles were fought in New Jersey, most residents supported it while questioning the policies of the federal government. Next, the contributors turn to industry, urbanization, and the growth of shore communities. A destination for immigrants, New Jersey continued to be one of the most diverse states in the nation. Many of these changes created a host of social problems that reformers tried to minimize during the Progressive Era. Settlement houses were established, educational institutions grew, and utopian communities were founded. Most notably, women gained the right to vote in 1920. In the decades leading up to World War II, New Jersey benefited from back-to-work projects, but the rise of the local Ku Klux Klan and the German American Bund were sad episodes during this period. The story then moves to the rise of suburbs, the concomitant decline of the state’s cities, growing population density, and changing patterns of wealth. Deep-seated racial inequities led to urban unrest as well as political change, including such landmark legislation as the Mount Laurel decision. Today, immigration continues to shape the state, as does the tension between the needs of the suburbs, cities, and modest amounts of remaining farmland. Well-known personalities, such as Jonathan Edwards, George Washington, Woodrow Wilson, Dorothea Dix, Thomas Edison, Frank Hague, and Albert Einstein appear in the narrative. Contributors also mine new and existing sources to incorporate fully scholarship on women, minorities, and immigrants. All chapters are set in the context of the history of the United States as a whole, illustrating how New Jersey is often a bellwether for the nation..

Author : Maxine N. Lurie
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813547442

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A New Jersey Anthology by Maxine N. Lurie Pdf

A New Jersey classic comes to life once more, and it's better than ever . . . "This excellent collection of essays covers the sweep of New Jersey history from the colonial, proprietary era to the recent politics of Mount Laurel. It brings together some of the finest writing on the state, and raises questions relevant to major themes in American history more generally. Maxine N. Lurie has provided an excellent introductory essay to contextualize each piece in the collection, and each essay also comes with suggestions for further reading on the topic." -Paul G. E. Clemens, history department, Rutgers University Praise for the prior edition . . . "An absolutely superb collection in every aspect, this covers all of the chronological and topical bases with remarkable comprehensiveness. Contributions are not only appropriate to the purpose of the book; they have the additional merit of being very significant pieces of scholarship on their own, not only in the history of New Jersey but in American history in general. . . . Lurie's illuminating headnotes for each article, which include not only shrewd interpretive insights but also bibliographical references, set this book significantly apart." -Douglas Greenberg, Dean of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University MAXINE N. LURIE is a professor of history at Seton Hall University. She is the author of a number of articles and book chapters on early American and New Jersey history, the editor of the first edition of this anthology, and the coeditor of the Encyclopedia of New Jersey and Mapping New Jersey (all Rutgers University Press).

Author : Patricia A. Martinelli
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-16
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780811745789

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New Jersey Ghost Towns by Patricia A. Martinelli Pdf

Explores settlements and towns that have been deserted, transformed into tourist attractions, or have less than 200 residents and are mere shadows of their former selves.

Author : Patricia A. Martinelli,Charles A. Stansfield Jr.
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781493043835

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The Big Book of New Jersey Ghost Stories by Patricia A. Martinelli,Charles A. Stansfield Jr. Pdf

Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Garden State Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Authors Patricia A. Martinelli and Charles A. Stansfield Jr. shine a light in the dark corners of New Jersey and scare those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From what may lurk in the Ramapo Mountains, to a ghostly little boy who waits on Clinton Road, and the fabled Jersey Devil itself, these stories of strange occurrences will keep you glued to the edge of your seat. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.

Author : Carl J. Guarneri
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501725289

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The Utopian Alternative by Carl J. Guarneri Pdf

The utopian socialism of Charles Fourier spread throughout Europe in the mid-nineteenth century, but it was in the United States that it generated the most intense excitement. In this rich and engaging narrative, Carl J. Guarneri traces the American Fourierist movement from its roots in the religious, social, and economic upheavals of the 1830s, through its bold communal experiments of the 1840s, to its lingering twilight after the Civil War.

Author : R. Levitas
Publisher : Springer
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137314253

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Utopia as Method by R. Levitas Pdf

Utopia should be understood as a method rather than a goal. This book rehabilitates utopia as a repressed dimension of the sociological and in the process produces the Imaginary Reconstitution of Society, a provisional, reflexive and dialogic method for exploring alternative possible futures.

Author : Lester H. Hunt
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781118880609

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Anarchy, State, and Utopia by Lester H. Hunt Pdf

Anarchy, State, and Utopia: An Advanced Guide presents acomprehensive and accessible introduction to the ideas expressed inRobert Nozick’s highly influential 1974 work on free-marketlibertarianism—considered one of the most important andinfluential works of political philosophy published in the latterhalf of the 20th-century. Makes accessible all the major ideas and arguments presented inNozick’s complex masterpiece Explains, as well as critiques, Robert Nozick’s theory offree market libertarianism Enables a new generation of readers to draw their ownconclusions about the wealth of timely ideas on individualism andlibertarian philosophy Indicates where Nozick’s theory has explanatory power,where it is implausible, and where there are loose ends withfurther work to be done

Author : Christine Rees
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317898153

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Utopian Imagination and Eighteenth Century Fiction by Christine Rees Pdf

Utopian fiction was a particularly rich and important genre during the eighteenth century. It was during this period that a relatively new phenomenon appeared: the merging of utopian writing per se with other fictional genres, such as the increasingly dominant novel. However, while early modern and nineteenth and twentieth century utopias have been the focus of much attention, the eighteenth century has largely been neglected. Utopian Imagination and Eighteenth Century Fiction combines these major areas of interest, interpreting some of the most fascinating and innovative fictions of the period and locating them in a continuing tradition of utopian writing which stretches back through the Renaissance to the Ancient World. Begining with a survey of the recurrent topics in utopian writing - power structures in the state, money, food, sex, the role of women, birth, education and death - the book brings together canonical eighteenth century texts countaining powerful utopian elements, such as Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver's Travels and Rasselas, and less familiar works, to examine the reworking of these topics in a new context. The unfamiliar texts, including Gaudentio di Lucca, are described in detail to give students an idea of relevant material across a broad area. A section is devoted specifically to women writes, an area which has become the focus of attention. The mixture of texts provides a useful cross-reference for students tackling the subject from various perspectives and the comprehensive bibliography provides a valuable tool for those with general or specific interests

Author : Masudul Alam Choudhury,Uzir Abdul Malik
Publisher : Springer
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349219735

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The Foundations of Islamic Political Economy by Masudul Alam Choudhury,Uzir Abdul Malik Pdf

This rigorously written book on the areas of Islamic principle theory and application is expected to break new ground in modern economic analysis, both for the Islamically inclined and others. The main features of the book include analytical treatments of the essential axioms and instruments of Islamic Political Economy, their expected application, and a comparative perspective both in respect to contemporary Islamic literature as well as comparative economic theory.

Author : Rafał Włodarczyk
Publisher : Uniwersytet Wrocławski. Instytut Pedagogiki
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9788362618699

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Utopia and Education. Studies in Philosophy, Theory of Education and Pedagogy of Asylum by Rafał Włodarczyk Pdf

Utopia and Education is an original contribution of the philosophy and theory of education, which also enters the fields of disciplines other than pedagogy and uses their approaches and achievements. The work is part of utopian studies and complements its discourse with a less marked path of philosophy and theory of education. Moreover, in the context of pedagogy and education, it takes up a number of issues whose significance goes beyond the conventional framework of a single discipline: utopia, ideology, social criticism, fundamentalism, democracy, populism, translation, transdisciplinarity and knowledge transfer, socialisation, school as one of the social institutions, etc. The work not only reconstructs knowledge about specific phenomena relevant to education and pedagogy but also proposes an original solution to educational problems in the form of the concept of asylum pedagogy. The approach to these phenomena is well reflected in the division of the book into two parts. The book, apart from references to researchers associated with utopian studies, addresses ideas of such figures of the humanities and social sciences as Emmanuel Levinas and Erich Fromm; their concepts were earlier used by the Author in two monographs. Besides, there are references to Bronisław Baczko, George Steiner, Jacques Derrida, Michael Walzer, Hannah Arendt, Janusz Korczak, and Ilan Gur- Ze'ev. Throughout the work, the Author attempts to combine the perspectives of critical pedagogy and dialogue, finds inspiration in the achievements of the Warsaw School of the History of Ideas and draws on Jewish thought and tradition.

Author : Elizabeth Russell
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Art
ISBN : 3039113488

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Trans/Forming Utopia by Elizabeth Russell Pdf

Is the utopian project dead? Is it possible to imagine a utopian society or a utopian world in the aftermath of the collapse of ideologies? This book contains eighteen essays which are the result of the 7th International Conference of Utopian Studies held in Spain in 2006, either debating the subject, or suggesting alternative readings to some of the theoretical ideas raised within utopian studies. This volume focuses on the importance of narratives in utopian literature. They define the world we live in and the world we wish to live in. Through narratives of confession, and indeed through silence itself, the unconscious emerges and desire is articulated. The articles in this volume question and challenge the power of the word, the stability of meaning, and the relationship between thought and action in the construction of utopia and dystopia. They also point to the various literary frameworks of utopian and dystopian narratives, thus connecting stories from the past, present and future of both real and imaginary and communities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : New Jersey
ISBN : UCAL:B3494835

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The New Jersey Historical Series by Anonim Pdf

Author : Judie Newman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781136774805

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Utopia and Terror in Contemporary American Fiction by Judie Newman Pdf

This book examines the quest for/failure of Utopia across a range of contemporary American/transnational fictions in relation to terror and globalization through authors such as Susan Choi, André Dubus, Dalia Sofer, and John Updike. While recent critical thinkers have reengaged with Utopia, the possibility of terror — whether state or non-state, external or homegrown — shadows Utopian imaginings. Terror and Utopia are linked in fiction through the exploration of the commodification of affect, a phenomenon of a globalized world in which feelings are managed, homogenized across cultures, exaggerated, or expunged according to a dominant model. Narrative approaches to the terrorist offer a means to investigate the ways in which fiction can resist commodification of affect, and maintain a reasoned but imaginative vision of possibilities for human community. Newman explores topics such as the first American bestseller with a Muslim protagonist, the links between writer and terrorist, the work of Iranian-Jewish Americans, and the relation of race and religion to Utopian thought.

Author : Jun Young Lee
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0820486426

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History and Utopian Disillusion by Jun Young Lee Pdf

Canonical but controversial works of radical modernism, John Dos Passos' novels continue to intrigue readers and challenge literary critics with their unique styles and provocative messages. This book offers an insightful and refreshing perspective on his fictional world, exploring the historical vision and utopian aspirations of his early novels in light of their dialectical politics in narrating modern American society. History and Utopian Disillusion convincingly shows that Dos Passos' epic-scale project is a radical hymn of faith dialectically inspiring the utopian resolution of American history by presenting entropic despair and disillusionment.