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Beschreibung
Aspirations for a perfect society are considered in their historical trajectory in this international and ideologically diverse book on utopias, taking in the garden of Eden, "Robinson Crusoe", kibbutzism, "Star Wars", ecological dystopias and more.
Aspirations for a perfect society are considered in their historical trajectory in this international and ideologically diverse book on utopias, taking in the garden of Eden, "Robinson Crusoe", kibbutzism, "Star Wars", ecological dystopias and more.
Über den Autor
Gregory Claeys has been Professor of the History of Political Thought at Royal Holloway since 1992. His
main research interests lie in the fields of social and political reform movements from the 1790s to the
early 20th century, with a special focus upon utopianism and early socialism.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
The Search for Utopia ¿ The Classical Age ¿ Christian Archetypes ¿ Extra-European Visions of the Ideal Society ¿ Thomas More's Utopia ¿ Voyages of Discovery to the New World and Beyond ¿ The Age of Defoe and Swift ¿ Revolution and Enlightenment ¿ Ideal Cities: Medieval to Modern ¿ Utopia as Community: From Shakers to Hippies ¿ Socialism, Communism and Anarchism ¿ Rationalism, Technology and Modernity as Utopia ¿ The Emergence of Science Fiction ¿ Varieties of Dystopia: Totalitarianism and After ¿ Utopia, Science Fiction and Film: The Final Frontier ¿ Conclusion: Paradise Lost?
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780500295526
ISBN-10: 0500295522
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Claeys, Gregory
Hersteller: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 129 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Gregory Claeys
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.01.2020
Gewicht: 0,221 kg
Artikel-ID: 117909379

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