In this highly influential book, Ruth Levitas provides an excellent introduction to the meaning and importance of the concept of utopia, and explores a wealth of material drawn from literature and social theory to illustrate its rich history and analytical versatility. Situating utopia within the dynamics of the modern imagination, she examines the ways in which it has been used by some of the leading thinkers of modernity: Marx, Engels, Karl Mannheim, Robert Owen, Georges Sorel, Ernst Bloch, William Morris, and Herbert Marcuse.
Utopia remains the most potent secular concept for imagining and producing a 'better world', and this classic text will be invaluable to students across a wide range of disciplines.
| ISBN: | 9781906165338 |
| Publication date: | 30th June 2011 |
| Author: | Ruth Levitas |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang an imprint of Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 264 pages |
| Series: | Ralahine Utopian Studies |
| Genres: |
Social theory Political science and theory Political ideologies and movements |
In this highly influential book, Ruth Levitas provides an excellent introduction to the meaning and importance of the concept of utopia, and explores a wealth of material drawn from literature and social theory to illustrate its rich history and analytical versatility. Situating utopia within the dynamics of the modern imagination, she examines the ways in which it has been used by some of the leading thinkers of modernity: Marx, Engels, Karl Mannheim, Robert Owen, Georges Sorel, Ernst Bloch, William Morris, and Herbert Marcuse.
The Concept of Utopia features in the following genres: Social theory, Political science and theory, Political ideologies and movements
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The Concept of Utopia was written by Ruth Levitas and published by Peter Lang an imprint of Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
The Concept of Utopia has 264 pages
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