The Palgrave Companion to North American Utopias is a fascinating virtual catalogue of utopian societies and communes from past to present. The authors assert that the formation of a utopian society is both possible and feasible and give examples of how to create one of our own.

John W. Friesen is Professor in the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary, Canada.

Virginia Lyons Friesen is Sessional Instructor in the Faculty of Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary.

Introduction The Concept of Utopia The Need for Utopia Non-Communal Utopias Religious Communes Economic-Oriented Communes The Harmonists: An Economic-Religious Model Unorthodox Communes 20th Century Communes Hutterite Communalism Towards a Model for Utopia