Cities at the End of the World: Using Utopian and Dystopian Stories to Reflect Critically on our Political Beliefs, Communities, and Ways of Life

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This book undertakes a critical examination of contemporary political problems through discussions of three utopian and three dystopian texts.Selected stories from Morris, Orwell, More, Bellamy, Neville, and Zamyatin are used to generate questions about fundamental economic, political, and social problems, human nature, and conceptions of the good life. This unique work is an exceptional resource for all students of political philosophy and utopian literature, as well as for general readers interested in political affairs.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781441141552
ISBN-10: 1441141553
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Features three utopian and three dystopian stories which will generate new questions about political beliefs

Notă biografică

David J. Lorenzo received his Ph.D. from Yale University and is an Associate Professor, College of International Affairs, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan (ROC).

Cuprins

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

Recenzii

In Cities at the End of the World David Lorenzo tackles key themes of utopian and dystopian writing, such as the relationship of the individual and society, the inherent tensions in the human pursuit of knowledge and happiness, and the role of the state in balancing personal desires against equality, justice and order. His focus on what we might be able to learn from his findings meanwhile follows the spirit of the authors he studies: by exploring alternative societies he calls on us to address contemporary problems. Combining acute analysis with accessibility Lorenzo's work has much to offer, not just to scholars and general readers, but to political decision makers as well.
A timely book for our troubling political times in the West and particularly the US. In the face of serious economic challenges, globalization and the failure of both public and private sectors in providing social and economic goods in anything like a just distribution, Western nations need to 'rethink themselves.' David Lorenzo's exploration of utopias and dystopias is an imaginative and powerful means for engaging that rethinking. Such stories challenge our complacency about both our contemporary politics and our ends.
In a paradigm expanding, comparative framework, Lorenzo proves that analyzing utopian and dystopian stories is politically relevant. His thorough and meticulous book examines their role and function in illuminating political, social, and economic debate. Comparing diverse theories he examines the essential issues that all good political theory addresses: human nature; the structure of a good or bad society, political order, or economy; content, nature, and meaning of freedom; extent of equality; the good life; who rules and why; and power.
A great contribution regarding the potential of the engagement between politics and literature

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