{"product_id":"everyday-utopia-in-praise-of-radic","title":"Kristen Ghodsee: Everyday Utopia: In Praise Of Radic [2023] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEveryday Utopia \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epresents an uplifting tour of better ways to live together, own property, have families and raise children, as pioneered by experimental communities throughout the world and across history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe traditional 'nuclear' family home can be a challenging place, but the problem is bigger than that: as a way of organising daily life, it places unfair and unnecessary burdens on women (and men too); it entrenches inequalities, entraps us financially, hinders certain kinds of child development and is in some ways the most fundamental obstacle we face to a fairer society. Also, it doesn't seem to make us very happy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd yet throughout history, and in numerous forward-thinking communities around the world today, great minds and pioneering spirits have sought and often succeeded at alternative ways of living - from the all-female 'beguinages' of medieval Belgium to the matriarchal ecovillages of contemporary Colombia; from the ancient Greek commune founded by Pythagoras, where men and women lived as equals and shared property, to present-day Connecticut, where new laws make it easier for extra 'alloparents' to help raise children not their own. Some of these experiments burned brightly and briefly; others are living proof of what is possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of those startlingly rare books that upends our assumptions and raises our sights, \u003ci\u003eEveryday Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e gathers these and many more inspiring examples into a radically hopeful vision of how to build more contented and connected societies, as well as a practical guide to what we all can do to live the good life every day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ghodsee, Kristen","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46499781509459,"sku":"9781847927187","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/ghodsee-kristen-kristen-ghodsee-everyday-utopia-in-praise-of-radic-2023-paperback-9781847927187-1159367907.jpg?v=1745780971","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/everyday-utopia-in-praise-of-radic","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}