Keywords
La Réunion
phalanstery
Texas
the 19th century
Victor Considerant
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Abstract
It has generally been accepted that the attempt of the French Fourierists to set up a colony in Texas on the eve of the Civil War was a complete failure. But was that really the case? A reexamination of the colony’s legacy will show that it was more complex and far-reaching than previously thought.References
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