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_bEnglish
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100 1 0 _aMelnyk, George.
_eauthor
245 1 4 _aThe search for community :
_bfrom utopia to a co-operative society
_ccreated by George Melnyk.
260 _aMontréal ;
_bBlack Rose Books,
_cc1985.
300 _a170 pages
_c23 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
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338 _2mediacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aPart I The historical tradition; Chapter 1 - An introduction, 2 - The liberal democratic tradition, 3 - The Marxist tradition, 4 - The socialist tradition, 5 - The communalist tradition Part II Social co-operatives; Chapter 6 - The generaltheory, 7 - The ideology, 8 - The practice
520 _aThe Search for Community offers a fascinating look at co-operative forms as diverse as the kibbutzim in Israel, the Kolkhoz of the Soviet Union, the Basque co-ops in Spain, and the Hutterite communities of Western Canada, among many others. The achievements and failures of the various co-ops- whether religious, nationalist, cultural, social, or economic in basis- are assessed with a view to extracting those features which would best meet the needs of a modern Western community in search of equality and meaning. Melnyk’s vision of such a social co-operative would draw into a unified community the various workers, housing, consumer, and service co-ops which presently exist. Using his extensive knowledge of developments on the international scene, he points out the creative possibilities inherent in a society of true co-operation. George Melnyk, who lives in Canada, was raised in Winnipeg and educated at the University of Chicago and the University of Toronto. He has written two previous books, Of the Spirit: the Writings of Douglas Cardinal and Radical Regionalism.
650 0 _aCooperation.
650 0 _aCooperative societies.
650 0 _aCollective settlements.
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