Icarian Movement / Cabet (historical)
Historical French-American utopian-communal movement (1848–98) following Étienne Cabet's 'Voyage en Icarie'. Multiple US communities; all defunct by 1898.
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BITE breakdown
0 — historical French-American utopian-communal movement 1848–98.
Profile facts
In context
The Icarian Movement attempted to implement Cabet's 'Voyage en Icarie' utopia. Multiple US communities including Nauvoo IA (1849+), Cheltenham MO, Corning IA. All dissolved by 1898 amid internal disputes.
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 1840'Voyage en Icarie' published
- 1849First American Icarian community
- 1898Last Icarian community dissolves
Sources
- Various Communal Studies academic work search ↗
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