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The promise of paradise : utopian communities in British Columbia
- Title
- The promise of paradise : utopian communities in British Columbia / Andrew Scott.
- Author
- Scott, Andrew, 1947-
- Publication
- [Madeira Park, BC] : Harbour Publishing, [2017]
- ©2017
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HX659.B7 S36 2017 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xxv, 246 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits; 23 cm
- Summary
- "The West has long attracted visionaries and schemers from around the world. And no other region in North America can outstrip British Columbia for the number of utopian or intentional settlement attempts in the past 150 years. Andrew Scott delves into the dramatic stories of these fascinating, but often doomed, communities. From Doukhobor farmers to Finnish coal miners, Quakers and hippies, many groups have struggled to build idealistic colonies in BC's inspiring landscape. While most discovered hardship, disillusionment and failure, new groups sprang up--and continue to spring up--to take their place. Meet the quick-tempered, slave-driving Madame Zee (partner of the infamous Brother XII), who reportedly beat followers with a riding crop. Hear from Richard "The Troll" Schaller, who founded the Legal Front Commune, General Store and Funny Food Farm on the Sunshine Coast, setting off a storm of hostility from locals. Congregate with Jerry LeBourdais and fellow members of the Ochiltree Organic Commune, who rebelled from hippie communes by embracing meat eating and coffee drinking. With careful research and engaging first-person accounts, Scott sifts through the wreckage of the utopia-seekers' dreams and delves into the practices and philosophies of contemporary intentional communities. This book is a compendium of astounding misadventures as well as an intriguing analysis of what moves people to search for paradise."--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-238) and index.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Contents
- A beacon of light : William Duncan and Metlakatla -- New Fjordland : the Norwegian colonies of Hagensborg and Quatsino -- Meadow at the end of the world : Cape Scott and its Danish settlers -- Harmony Island : the Finnish colony of Sointula -- All things strive for perfection : the story of the Doukhobors -- The apostle of darkness : Brother XII and the Aquarian Foundation -- Emissaries and Quakers : mid-century spiritual experiments -- Living on the land : the age of counterculture -- www.utopia : intentional communities in BC today.
- ISBN
- 9781550177718
- 1550177710
- 9781550177725 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2017304469
- OCLC
- ocn962422281
- 962422281
- SCSB-8876672
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library