Gregory Claeys: Utopia | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780500295526 | Utopia | The History of an Idea | Gregory Claeys | Taschenbuch | 2020

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Aspirations for a better - even a perfect - society have existed throughout history, often imagined in intricate detail by philosophers, poets, social reformers, architects and artists. This book explores a perennially powerful idea: the quest for the ideal society.

Gregory Claeys surveys the influence of the idea of Utopia on history. Central to his exploration of ideal worlds are creation myths; archetypes of heaven and the afterlife; new worlds and voyages of discovery; ages of revolution and technological progress; model communities and kibbutzim; political and ecological dystopias; space travel and science fiction. The most significant utopias throughout history - whether envisaged or attempted - are covered, including visions of the ideal society in the West as well as American, Asian, African and the Arab worlds.

From classical times to the present day, this compelling book traces the enduring human need to imagine and construct ideal worlds.

Über den Autor

Gregory Claeys has been Professor of the History of Political Thought at Royal Holloway since 1992. His many books include Utopia, Thomas Paine and the Pelican book Marx and Marxism.

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?

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