Utopian England by Dennis Hardy - 9780419246701

Utopian EnglandCommunity Experiments 1900-1945\nAuthor(s): Dennis Hardy\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Spon Press\nISBN-13: 9780419246701, 978-0419246701\nSynopsis\nEngland in the early part of the twentieth century was rich in utopian ventures - diverse and intriguing in their scope and aims. Two world wars, an economic depression, and the emergence of fascist states in Europe were all a spur to idealists to seek new limits - to escape from the here and now, and to create sanctuaries for new and better lives.\nDennis Hardy explores this fascinating history of utopian ideals, the lives of those who pursued them, and the utopian communities they created.\nSome communities were fired by a long tradition of land movements, others by thoughts of more humane ways of building towns. In turn there were experiments devoted to the arts; to the promotion of religious doctrine; and to a variety of political causes. And some were just 'places of.