{"product_id":"all-things-in-common-a-canadian-family-and-its-island-utopia-paperback-softback-9781487525569","title":"All Things in Common; A Canadian Family and Its Island Utopia (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487525569","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAll Things in Common\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Canadian Family and Its Island Utopia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRuth Compton Brouwer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487525569\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 June 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages, 16 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.3 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Two exemplary contributions to Canadian social history stand out in Ruth Compton Brouwer\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003ci\u003eAll Things in Common\u003c\/i\u003e. One is her illustration of how several research areas, such as family, religion, migration, land occupation, and rural life are connected to the utopian form of settlement, a type largely absent from Canadian historical research. Brouwer\u0026amp;#x2019;s second contribution is to show how a utopian case can be explored sensitively yet dispassionately by a professional historian who is also a descendant of the family at the centre of the story.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Beth Moore Milroy, Toronto Metropolitan University (\u003cem\u003eHistoire sociale \/ Social History\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the first decade of the twentieth century, a few closely related families established a utopian community in Canada\u0026amp;#x2019;s smallest province. Known officially as B. Compton Limited but described by a journalist in 1935 as \"Prince Edward Island\u0026amp;#x2019;s unique \u0026amp;#x2018;brotherly love\u0026amp;#x2019; community,\" this utopia owed its longevity to the cohesion provided by its communal organization, dense kin ties, and long-held millenarianism – and to a decidedly pragmatic approach to business.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Things in Common\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how \"un-utopian\" such a community could be while problematizing the contention that the inevitable end of all utopian experiments is a full-blown dystopia. Beginning with a compelling backstory and locating the Compton community in the historiography of North American utopias, the author goes on to explore the community\u0026amp;#x2019;s business endeavours, its religious, familial, and transgressive aspects, and its brief period of international fame before assessing the factors that led to its dissolution in 1947. Providing a strong narrative framework, \u003ci\u003eAll Things in Common\u003c\/i\u003e draws on rich family and archival records and diverse secondary sources, concluding with a consideration of the community\u0026amp;#x2019;s legacy for its alumni and their descendants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One: Unsettled Maritimers \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Loyalist William and His Namesake in the Maritime Colonies: \"Movement became a habit\"\u003cbr\u003e2. The Comptons and Colonial Prince Edward Island: Settlement and Spirituality\u003cbr\u003e3. On the Road Again: Sojourners and Religious Renegades in the Post-Confederation Era\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two: \"Prince Edward Island\u0026amp;#x2019;s Unique \u0026amp;#x2018;Brotherly Love\u0026amp;#x2019; Community\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Founding and Growth of an Island Utopia\u003cbr\u003e5. Living in Community: Family, Faith, and Fame \u003cbr\u003e6. Restiveness Within, Pressures from Without: The Road to Dissolution\u003cbr\u003e7. Life beyond Community: Diverse Paths in an Era of Change\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Reflections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595605700888,"sku":"9781487525569","price":19.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/all-things-in-common-a-canadian-family-and-its-island-utopia-paperback-softback-9781487525569","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}