6. The Communitarian Boom and Bust

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction 1
6. I. Origins of American Fourierism
7. 1. Fourierism Crosses the Atlantic 13
8. 2. Apostles of Association 35
9. 3. Roots of Popular Participation 60
10. II. The Doctrine of Association
11. 4. Association and American Society 91
12. 5. The Utopian Alternative 121
13. III. Building the New Industrial World
14. 6. The Communitarian Boom and Bust 151
15. 7. Life in the Phalanxes 178
16. 8. Organizing a National Movement 227
17. 9. The Problem of Slavery 252
18. 10. The Movement Retreats 268
19. 11. Campaigns with Labor 292
20. 12. The Last Communities 321
21. IV. The Decline and Evolution of Utopia
22. 13. The Fading of the Utopian Dream 335
23. 14. New Directions of the 1850s 348
24. 15. Fourierism and the Coming of the Civil War 368
25. 16. The Fourierist Legacy 384
26. Appendix: Tables, Figures, Maps 407
27. Abbreviations and Short Forms Used in Notes 419
28. Notes 421
29. A Bibliography of American Fourierism 505
30. Index 517