Preface: A century of American international communities
The century winds down, and communities thrive
Cohousing comes to America
The ecovillage revolution
The spiritual search I : Christian and Jewish communities
The spiritual search II : other religious communities
Communities on purpose
Communities in the media spotlight : crisis and controversy
Conclusion and afterword: Into the twenty-first century
Appendix A: A reflection on 400 years of American communes : Does communal activity come in waves? If so, when have they occurred?
Appendix B: American intentional communities, 1900-2000.