"Examining utopian writings and other texts that focus on ideal societies, from Greek antiquity to the present, this book offers a fresh take on utopian thought. Mao begins with the observation that utopian ideas often are propelled by an angry conviction that society is badly arranged. In an introduction and three long chapters, he argues that utopia's most basic aim has not been to secure happiness, material welfare, or even order, but instead to establish justice, understood as a condition of right arrangement in which ...
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"Examining utopian writings and other texts that focus on ideal societies, from Greek antiquity to the present, this book offers a fresh take on utopian thought. Mao begins with the observation that utopian ideas often are propelled by an angry conviction that society is badly arranged. In an introduction and three long chapters, he argues that utopia's most basic aim has not been to secure happiness, material welfare, or even order, but instead to establish justice, understood as a condition of right arrangement in which all receive what they ought to receive. Mao's analysis, grounded in literary studies, encompasses a broad range of literary and non-literary works, from canonical utopian writings (Plato's Republic, More's Utopia, Bellamy's Looking Backward) to a broad range of other works, including novels and philosophical writings, from Europe and the United States. It considers utopia in relation to the goal of justice, examining at length the question of utopian indignation, and situates utopian imagining in relation to human migration across national boundaries. In the author's view, a rethinking of key assumptions about utopian ideas is important at a time when public interest in utopia is high, and when questions about what an ideal society could mean "have never been more searching.""--
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Good Condition. Cover a bit worn and scuffed. A few pages have underlinings and light pencil marks in the margins. Overall, a good used copy. Publisher's note: "Examining utopian writings and other texts that focus on ideal societies, from Greek antiquity to the present, this book offers a fresh take on utopian thought. Mao begins with the observation that utopian ideas often are propelled by an angry conviction that society is badly arranged. In an introduction and three long chapters, he argues that utopia's most basic aim has not been to secure happiness, material welfare, or even order, but instead to establish justice, understood as a condition of right arrangement in which all receive what they ought to receive. Mao's analysis, grounded in literary studies, encompasses a broad range of literary and non-literary works, from canonical utopian writings (Plato's Republic, More's Utopia, Bellamy's Looking Backward) to a broad range of other works, including novels and philosophical writings, from Europe and the United States. It considers utopia in relation to the goal of justice, examining at length the question of utopian indignation, and situates utopian imagining in relation to human migration across national boundaries. In the author's view, a rethinking of key assumptions about utopian ideas is important at a time when public interest in utopia is high, and when questions about what an ideal society could mean "have never been more searching."--Provided by publisher Size: 15.6 x 23.4 x 2.2 cm. x, 284 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Philosophy; LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Politics; Utopias; Utopias Political aspects; Utopias Social aspects; Utopies; Utopies Aspect politique; Utopies Aspect social; utopian literature; utopias; Additional Physical Form Entry: ; Print version: ; Inventions of nemesis; Mao, Douglas, 1966-; More Information: ; muse. jhu. edu; public. eblib. com; www. vlebooks. com; JSTOR; doi. org; www. degruyter. com; Cover; doi. org; Cover; Find a Copy at a Library; Filter by: ; any; any; 3 editions in 518 libraries; Showing 428 libraries near; Only public libraries; Library Type Other; Other; Oxford University Press; 3.2 miles from your current location.; Great Clarendon St, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom; Favorite Library; Library Type Academic; Academic; UCL; University College London; 51 miles from your current location.; Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom; Favorite Library; Library Type Regional or National; Regional or National; The British Library, St. Pancras; 52 miles from your current location.; 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB, United Kingdom; Favorite Library; Library Type Academic; Academic; London Metropolitan University; 52 miles from your current location.; Tower Building, 166-220 Holloway Road, London, N7 8DB, United Kingdom; Favorite Library; Library Type Academic; Academic; University of Southampton; 54 miles from your current location.; University Road, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom; Favorite Library; Library Type Academic; Academic; University of Bristol Library; 59 miles from your current location.; University of Bristol Library Services, Bristol, United Kingdom; Favorite Library; Library Type Academic; Academic; Bournemouth University; 72 miles from your current location.; Fern Barrow, Talbot Campus, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, United Kingdom; Favorite Library; Library Type Academic; Academic; University of Sussex; Sussex University; 78 miles from your current location.; The Library, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QL, United Kingdom; Favorite Library; Library Type Academic; Academic; University of Exeter Library; Forum Library; 118 miles from your current location.; Stocker Road, Exeter Devon, EX4 4PT, United Kingdom; Favorite Library; Library Type Academic; Academic; University of Wales Trinity Saint David; 122 miles from your current location.; The Library Lampter, Lampeter Campus, Ceredigion, SA48 7ED, United...
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