Land of the Possible: A Report of the First Visit to Prire

1979 White, Mary Alice, Ph.D. (1920-2000). Land of the Possible: A Report of the First Visit to Prire. New York: Warner Books. PSt

A very detailed eutopia depicting Prire, a long established, isolated country that welcomes its first visitor in many years. Variety of ways of life, with the novel depicting Capital City, Blue Lake Village, which is a cooperative, Mountgate, a village of artists, Ponyo City, which has a university, and Shin, a factory town. There is also an area set aside for those who simply want to be left alone. Experiments are being constantly run to provide the evidence for policy choices. Stress on the small, local face-to-face community using appropriate technology that was available in the late 1970s. Every person from age twelve has two jobs, a community service job as well as an occupation. Life-long education. Gender and age equality. The female author was Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education and Director of the Laboratory for the Psychological Study of Telecommunication at Teachers College, Columbia University.