The Faber Book of Utopias
Author/Editor | Carey, John (ed) (Author) |
| Carey, John (Author) |
| Carey, Professor John (Author) |
| Carey, Professor John (Author) |
ISBN: 9780571203178
Pub Date | 18/09/2000 |
Binding | Paperback |
Pages | 560 |
Edition | Main |
Dimensions (mm) | 230(h) * 144(w) * 40(d) |
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.
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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.