Utopianism: A Very Short Introduction

by Lyman Tower Sargent

Book Overview

There are many debates about what constitutes a utopia. Are utopias benign or dangerous? Is the idea of utopianism essential to Christianity or heretical? What is the relationship between utopia and ideology? In this Very Short Introduction, Lyman Sargent, one of the leading scholars in the field of utopian studies, explores these issues and examines utopianism and its history, discussing the role of utopianism in literature and in the development...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199573409
• ISBN13: 9780199573400
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.5" x 6.8"