American Fourierists / Phalanx communities (historical)
Historical American Fourierist secular-communal movement (1840s). Brook Farm (1841–47), North American Phalanx (1843–55), various other Phalanxes. All defunct by 1860s.
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0 — historical American Fourierist secular-communal movement 1840s.
In context
American Fourierists tried to apply Charles Fourier's communitarian socialism through Phalanx communities including the most famous Brook Farm (Roxbury MA) and the North American Phalanx (NJ). All defunct by 1860s. Mainstream historical secular-communal experiment.
Timeline
- 1841Brook Farm founded
- 1855North American Phalanx dissolves
Sources
- Various Communal Studies academic work
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