Utopia/Dystopia: Conditions of Historical Possibility

by Michael D. Gordin, Helen Tilley, Gyan Prakash

The concepts of utopia and dystopia have received much historical attention. Utopias have traditionally signified the ideal future: large-scale social, political, ethical, and religious spaces that have yet to be realized. Utopia/Dystopia offers a fresh approach to these ideas. Rather than locate utopias in grandiose programs of future totality, the book treats these concepts as historically grounded categories and examines how individuals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691146985
• ISBN13: 9780691146980
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"