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The Faber Book of Utopias

by · 1999

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Every age has its utopias, from Plato's Republic to contemporary sci-fi visions. In this spellbinding anthology John Carey charts the course of every conceivable dream world - whether communist, fascist, anarchist, green, golden age, techno-fantastic or hermaphroditic - combining a broad historical sweep with lively variety. An experienced and imaginative anthologist, editor of The Faber Book of Reportageand The Faber Book of Science, Carey has gathered together a vast range of texts from Ancient Egypt to modern California, the authors of which, in different ways, attempt to describe a better world than our own.

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dystopiadystopiaMore like thisLess of thisscience fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of this
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philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 531 pages

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