Searching for Utopia the history of an idea / Gregory Claeys.
| Author/creator | Claeys, Gregory |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2011. |
| Description | 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The search for Utopia -- The Classical Age : myths, golden ages and ideal constitutions -- Christian archetypes : heaven and hell, millennium and apocalypse -- Extra-European visions of the ideal society : nowhere, Elsewhere -- A genre defined : Thomas More's Utopia -- Paradise found? : voyages of discovery to the new world and beyond -- The age of Defoe and Swift : satires and desert islands -- Revolution and enlightenment : America, France and worlds remade -- Ideal cities : medieval to modern -- Utopia as community : from Shakers to hippies -- The second age of revolution : socialism, communism and anarchism -- Inventing progress : rationalism, technology and modernity as Utopia -- The emergence of science fiction : new worlds above and beyond -- Varieties of dystopia : totalitarianism and after in satire and reality -- Utopia, science fiction and film : the final frontier -- Paradise lost?. |
| Abstract | Explores the quest for a utopian society throughout history, including examinations of the catalysts that have served as inspiration, and how the search for a utopia by developed countries has hurt third-world countries. |
| General note | "With 206 illustrations, 141 in colour"--t.p. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-220) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010935146 |
| ISBN | 9780500251744 |
| ISBN | 0500251746 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HX806 .C59 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |