{"product_id":"2026200013360-secondhand-communes-usa-a-personal-tour","title":"Communes Usa: A Personal Tour","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the height of the counterculture revolution, Richard Fairfield embarked on a remarkable firsthand journey through the radical social experiments reshaping American life — Communes USA: A Personal Tour chronicles his immersive visits to dozens of intentional communities across the United States, from rural back-to-the-land collectives to urban cooperative households. As both participant and observer, Fairfield documents the ideals, daily realities, struggles, and triumphs of those who chose to abandon mainstream society in favour of communal living, painting an vivid portrait of an era defined by its hunger for alternative ways of being.\n\nBeyond mere reportage, the work stands as a vital sociological document of 1970s America, capturing the tension between utopian aspiration and the gritty pragmatics of shared existence. Fairfield writes with the intimacy of an insider and the clarity of a journalist, giving voice to the dreamers, dissidents, and idealists who built communities on principles of cooperation, spirituality, and self-sufficiency. For anyone curious about the roots of modern communal and cooperative living — and whether those bold social experiments ultimately succeeded — this personal tour offers answers that are as provocative today as they were then.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203357876443,"sku":"2026200013360-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/456f22ce-a07f-4258-81ee-62dca695691b.png?v=1788147959","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013360-secondhand-communes-usa-a-personal-tour","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}