Título: We Are As Gods
Autor: Kate Daloz
Sinopse: At the dawn of the 1970s, waves of hopeful idealists abandoned the city and headed for the country, convinced that a better life awaited. They were full of dreams, mostly lacking in practical skills, and soon utterly out of money. But they knew paradise when they saw it. When Loraine, Craig, Pancake, Hershe, and a dozen of their friends came into possession of 116 acres in Vermont, they had big plans: to grow their own food, build their own shelter, and create an enlightened community. They had little idea that at the same moment, all over the country, a million other young people were making the same move -- back to the land. We Are As Gods follows the Myrtle Hill commune as its members enjoy a euphoric Free Love summer. Nearby, a fledgling organic farm sets to work with horses, and a couple -- the author's parents -- attempts to build a geodesic dome. Yet Myrtle Hill's summer ends in panic as they rush to build shelter while they struggle to reconcile their ideals with the somber realities of physical hardship and shifting priorities -- especially when one member goes dangerously rogue. Kate Daloz has written a meticulously researched testament to the dreams of a generation disillusioned by their parents' lifestyles, scarred by the Vietnam War, and yearning for rural peace. Shaping everything from our eating habits to the Internet, the 1970s Back-to-the-Land movement is one of the most influential yet least understood periods in recent history. We Are As Gods sheds light on one generation's determination to change their own lives and, in the process, to change the world.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “We Are As Gods”, de Kate Daloz, publicado pela editora PublicAffairs, em 2016 e com 384 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: PublicAffairs
Páginas: 384
Ano: 2016
Edição: 1
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 9781610392266
ISBN13: 9781610392266
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora PublicAffairs oferecem uma leitura que combina rigor investigativo e narrativa envolvente, frequentemente centrada em temas de história recente, política, economia e questões sociais profundas. O catálogo privilegia obras que exploram conflitos humanos em contextos históricos ou institucionais complexos, como crises econômicas, guerras, movimentos sociais e transformações culturais. A linguagem tende a ser clara e acessível, mesmo quando trata de assuntos densos, favorecendo um tom analítico e crítico que convida à reflexão. Há uma presença marcante de relatos biográficos e histórias reais que trazem à tona personagens que enfrentam dilemas éticos e desafios históricos, com ritmo que equilibra detalhamento e fluidez.
