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An unreal estate : sustainability & freedom in an evolving community / Lucinda Carspecken

Author
Carspecken, Lucinda, 1957-
Published
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2012]
Copyright Date
©2012
Physical Description
1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
Unreal Estate ch1; Unreal Estate ch2; Unreal Estate ch3; Unreal Estate ch4; Unreal Estate ch5; Unreal Estate ch6; Unreal Estate ch7; Unreal Estate ch8; Unreal Estate notes; Unreal Estate biblio.
Summary
In An Unreal Estate, Lucinda Carspecken takes an in-depth look at Lothlorien, a Southern Indiana nature sanctuary, sustainable camping ground, festival site, collective residence, and experiment in ecological building, stewardship, and organization. Carspecken notes the way fiction and reality intertwine on this piece of land and argues that examples such as Lothlorien have the power to be a force for social change. Lothlorien's organization and social norms are in sharp contrast with its surrounding communities. As a unique enclave within a larger society, it offers to the latter both an implicit critique and a cluster of alternative values and lifestyles. In addition, it has created a niche where some participants change, grow, and find empowerment in an environment that is accepting of difference--particularly in areas of religion and sexual orientation.
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ISBN
025300523X (electronic bk.)
9780253005236 (electronic bk.)
9780253356819 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0253356814 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780253223494 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0253223490 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
128012427X
9781280124273
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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