{"product_id":"the-utopians-by-anna-neima-9781529023107","title":"The Utopians","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFascinating and richly documented . . . Few books manage to be so informative and so entertaining.\u003c\/em\u003e - Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThanks to Neima's rigorous research, each chapter offers something new.\u003c\/em\u003e - Spectator\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNeima ranges with impressive confidence across the world.\u003c\/em\u003e - Literary Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSantiniketan-Sriniketan in India, Dartington Hall in England, Atarashiki Mura in Japan, the Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man in France, the Bruderhof in Germany and Trabuco College in America: six experimental communities established in the aftermath of the First World War, each aiming to change the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Utopians\u003c\/em\u003e is an absorbing and vivid account of these collectives and their charismatic leaders, revealing them to be full of eccentric characters, outlandish lifestyles and unchecked idealism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDismissed and even mocked in their time, yet, a century later, their influence still resonates in progressive education, environmentalism, medical research and mindfulness training. Without such inspirational experiments in how to live, post-war society would have been a poorer place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244764901612,"sku":"9781529023107","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529023107-the-utopians-1.jpg?v=1788011985","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-utopians-by-anna-neima-9781529023107","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}