Faber Book of Utopias

by JohnCarey (Editor)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2000

  $5.14

  From the beginnings of civilization to the present day, people have envisaged Utopia - the perfect future state. These visions have come in every conceivable cultural and sexual shade: communist, fascist, anarchist, green, all-male, all-female; the list is endless. This anthology encompasses many noble and selfless schemes, as well as revealing a spine-chilling trail of folly, tyranny and attempts at social control.

• New

  Paperback
  2000

  $18.27

  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 Reportage and 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.