The Communal Idea in the 21st Century -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Introduction: A Difficult Question -- PART ONE: RELEXIONS AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES -- General Thoughts about the Communal Idea -- Developmental Communalism into the Twenty-First Century -- Theorizing Intentional Community in the Twenty-First Century -- Contemporary Communalism at a Time of Crisis -- Commune and Community: A Socialist Perspective -- PART TWO: THE DIVERSITY OF CHALLENGES -- Communes and Communities: History and Perspective -- Historical Perspectives on Participation -- Community: Greatly Needed but Hard to Achieve -- Communal Aspects of Contemporary Life -- In the Collective Interest: Job Quality -- PART THREE: A MULTI-SIDED PRAXIS -- The Communal Idea in 21st Century Australia and New Zealand -- Renewing Traditional Communality -- Christian and Messianic Jews' Communes in Israel: Past, Present and Future -- Gender, Power and Equality: Women's Roles in Hutterite Society -- PART FOUR: A CRITICAL TEST: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE KIBBUTZ -- The Reciprocal Relationship between Feminism and Communal Life -- Kibbutz Education: Characteristics, Changes and Future Relevance -- Kibbutz: Survival at Risk -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.