The Utopia Reader by Gregory Claeys
Utopian literature has given voice to the hopes and fears of the human race from its earliest days to the present. The only single-volume anthology of its kind, The Utopia Reader encompasses the entire spectrum and history of utopian writing-from the Old Testament and Plato's Republic, to Sir Thomas More's Utopia and George Orwell's twentieth century dystopia, Nineteen Eighty-Four, through to the present day. The editors of this definitive collection demonstrate the various ways in which utopias have been used throughout history as veiled criticism of existing conditions and how peoples excluded from the dominant discourse-such as women and minorities-have used the form to imagine empowering alternatives to present circumstances. An engaging tour through the dissident, polemic, and satirical tradition of utopian writing, The Utopia Reader ultimately provides a telling portrait of civilization's persistent need to imagine and construct ideal societies.
The Utopia Reader is a timely and provocative collection of utopia texts.. and an excellent introduction to the vast field of utopianism. * Moreana *
Gregory Claeys is Professor of the History of Political Thought at the University of London, and author of several books.
Lyman Tower Sargent, Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, is author and editor of numerous books including Extremism in America and Political Thought in the United States.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780814715710 |
| ISBN 10 | 0814715710 |
| Title | The Utopia Reader |
| Author | Gregory Claeys |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | New York University Press |
| Year published | 1999-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 434 |
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