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The Rise and Fall of an African Utopia
- A Wealthy Theocracy in Comparative Perspective
Engelsk Hardback
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The Rise and Fall of an African Utopia
- A Wealthy Theocracy in Comparative Perspective
Engelsk Hardback

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In 1947 a group of Yoruba-speaking fishermen who had been persecuted because of their religious beliefs founded their own community in order to worship in peace. Although located in an impoverished part of Nigeria, within a few years the village enjoyed remarkable economic success. This was partly because the fishermen held all goods in common, pooled the profits in the community treasury, and attempted to reduce the importance of the family and marriage. After about a generation the utopia began to fall apart. The early religious zeal faded, private enterprise replaced communalism, and the family became strong once more. In an attempt to explain the initial success and eventual decline of the utopia, the author compares it with neighbouring villages that embraced similar religious beliefs but did not enjoy the same economic success. He sets the problem firmly in a broad comparative framework and draws the implications for theories of development, especially Weber's Protestant ethic thesis.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
270
ISBN-13:
9780889200548
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0889200548
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Udg. Dato:
30 nov 1977
Længde:
6mm
Bredde:
152mm
Højde:
229mm
Forlag:
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Oplagsdato:
30 nov 1977
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