CONTENTS 
Preface 
Acknowledgments 
1 The Evolution of the Modern Commune Movement 
2 Rule by the Woodchucks: Drop City 
3 Living in the Future: Libre 
The Triumph of Monogamy: The Guild of Colorado 
Aristocrats of the Dharma: The Lama Foundation 
6 From Hobbitland to Subdivision: LILA 
7 Love and Hate on Duncan’s Mesa: Morning Star East and 
the Reality Construction Company 
8 God and Woman: Maharaj Ashram 
9 The War of Sonoma County: Wheeler Ranch 
10 The Spirit of Free Enterprise: Ananda Cooperative Village 
11 A Question of Trust: Talsalsan 
12 Son of Sociology: Crook’s Creek 
13 Forever Choice, Forever Changes: Saddle Ridge Farm 
14 Commitment, Change, and the Two Faces of Subsidy: 
Analysis and Interpretation 
Children of Prosperity: The Destiny and Legacy of the 
Modern Commune Movement 
Appendix A: Notes on Fieldwork 
Appendix B: Ethnographic Protocols 
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