SPIRO, MELFORD E. — Kibbutz. Venture in Utopia

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1956 (1st ed.); xii+266pp., bibliography, index, blue cloth, no dustjacket. Spine and edges of cover somewhat tanned, otherwise a good copy without markings. Rare in NL. ¶ l \"This is an anthropological study of Kiryat Yedidim, the fictitious name of a collective settlement (Kibbutz) in Israel. Although in itself a modest investigation of the culture of one kibbutz, this book is intended as a case study in the possibilities of social cooperation.\" (Preface)