- Additional Authors
- Kumar, Krishan, 1942-
- Description
- xxxii, 229 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "News from Nowhere (1890) is the most famous work of one of the greatest British writers and thinkers, William Morris. It is a utopian picture of a future communist society, drawing on the work of Ruskin and Marx and written in response to what Morris saw as soulless and mechanical visions of socialism. In this work of his last years, Morris distilled many of his leading ideas on politics, art and society, imagining a world in which capitalism has been abolished by a workers' revolution and nature and society have become beautiful habitations for humanity. In an era that has seen the collapse of state socialism, Morris's damning critique of this conception, and his positing of a powerful alternative, are compelling reasons for paying attention to this classic of British socialism."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series Statement
- Cambridge texts in the history of political thought
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge texts in the history of political thought.
- Alternative Title
- Epoch of rest
- News from nowhere
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 0521420075 (hardback)
- 9780521420075 (hardback)
- 0521422337 (paperback)
- 9780521422338 (paperback)
- LCCN
- 94021351
- OCLC
- 30593709
- Author
Morris, William, 1834-1896.
- Title
News from nowhere, or, An epoch of rest : being some chapters from a utopian romance / by William Morris ; edited by Krishan Kumar.
- Imprint
Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
- Series
Cambridge texts in the history of political thought
Cambridge texts in the history of political thought.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Utopias
- Added Author
Kumar, Krishan, 1942-