The Anthropology of Utopia: Essays on Social Ecology and Community Development - Softcover

Chodorkoff, Dan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8293064307 ISBN 13: 9788293064305

Publisher: New Compass Press, 2014

Synopsis

How can we avert ecological catastrophe? How can we build community? What is the practical relevance of utopia? These are some of the questions anthropologist Dan Chodorkoff explores in his essays on social ecology and community development. The Anthropology of Utopia surveys alternative ways of life that can help us create an ecological society. The solutions to our crises, Chodorkoff argues, lie within our grasp and in our own communities. Chodorkoff offers a wealth of stimulating practical examples, from both urban and rural communities, drawn from his life-long commitment to community politics, and also offers sober reflections on their lessons and significance for future ecological activism. The Anthropology of Utopia seeks to unite our aspirations and our realities. It is not an academic treatise: it is a call for action. It should be read by anyone who wants to understand and change their community—and the world.

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About the Author

Daniel Chodorkoff is the co-founder and former executive director of the Institute for Social Ecology in Vermont. For fifty years now, he has been actively committed to progressive urban and ecological movements. Chodorkoff has a PhD in cultural anthropology from the New School for Social Research, and was a longtime faculty member at Goddard College. Chodorkoff is also author of the novel "Loisaida."

Edition details

• Publisher: New Compass Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 8293064307
• ISBN 13: 9788293064305
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 185