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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.

Note biographique

Gregory Claeys has been Professor of the History of Political Thought at Royal Holloway since 1992. Hismain research interests lie in the fields of social and political reform movements from the 1790s to theearly 20th century, with a special focus upon utopianism and early socialism.

Table des matières

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?

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