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Cities at the end of the world : using utopian and dystopian stories to reflect critically on our political beliefs, communities, and ways of life
- Title
- Cities at the end of the world : using utopian and dystopian stories to reflect critically on our political beliefs, communities, and ways of life / David J. Lorenzo.
- Author
- Lorenzo, David J., 1961-
- Publication
- New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.
- Supplementary Content
- Cover image
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- Description
- 225 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "There is a lot of political upheaval around world today. From the Arab Spring to the Occupy Movement and the U.S. presidential race, it seems that everywhere people are looking for new ways of solving problems. This book undertakes a critical examination of political problems through three utopian and three dystopian classic texts, chosen for the interplay of the themes, problems, and solutions they explore. Selected stories from Morris, Orwell, More, Bellamy, Neville, and Zamyatin are used as a form of political philosophy to generate questions about fundamental economic, political, and social problems, human nature, and the notion of the good life. These text, spanning across 500 years, will not only familiarize readers with the politics and philosophy they present, but will also stimulate new ways of critical thinking and scholarly exploration. This unique work will be an exceptional resource for all students in political theory, political philosophy, utopian politics and literature"--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218) and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction2. Utopia (Thomas More)3. Isle of Pines (Henry Neville)4. Looking Backward (Edward Bellamy)5. News from Nowehere (William Morris)6. We (Evgeni Zamyatin)7. Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)8. ConclusionBibliographyIndex.
- Call Number
- JFE 14-4372
- ISBN
- 9781441141552
- 1441141553
- 9781501317705
- 1501317709
- 9781441142566 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781441144232 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2013042964
- 40023551709
- OCLC
- 856054675
- Author
- Lorenzo, David J., 1961- author.
- Title
- Cities at the end of the world : using utopian and dystopian stories to reflect critically on our political beliefs, communities, and ways of life / David J. Lorenzo.
- Publisher
- New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218) and index.
- Connect to:
- Chronological Term
- 2000 - 2099
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40023551709
- Research Call Number
- JFE 14-4372