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Utopianism: A Very Short Introduction

By: Lyman Tower Sargent

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Utopianism: A Very Short Introduction

By: Lyman Tower Sargent

There are many debates about utopia - 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? This Very Short Introduction explores these issues and examines utopianism and its history. Lyman Sargent discusses the role of utopianism in literature, and in the development of colonies and in immigration. The idea of utopia has become commonplace in social and political thought, both negatively and positively. Some thinkers see a trajectory from utopia to totalitarianism with violence an inevitable part of the mix. Others see utopia directly connected to freedom and as a necessary element in the fight against totalitarianism. In Christianity utopia is labelled as both heretical and as a fundamental part of Christian belief, and such debates are also central to such fields as architecture, town and city planning, and sociology among many others Sargent introduces and summarizes the debates over the utopia in literature, communal studies, social and political theory, and theology. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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0191614424

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Living in Utopia

New Zealand’s Intentional Communities

By: Lucy Sargisson,Lyman Tower Sargent

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Living in Utopia

New Zealand’s Intentional Communities

By: Lucy Sargisson,Lyman Tower Sargent

Utopia is, literally, the good place that is no place. Utopias reveal people's dreams and desires and they may gesture towards different and better ways of being. But they are rarely considered as physical, observable phenomena. In this book Sargisson and Sargent, both established writers on utopian theory, turn their attention to real-life utopian communities. The book is based on their fieldwork and extensive archival research in New Zealand, a country with a special place in the history of utopianism. A land of opportunity for settlers with dreams of a better life, New Zealand has, per capita, more intentional communities - groups of people who have chosen to live and sometimes work together for a common purpose - than any country in the world. Sargisson and Sargent draw on the experiences of more than fifty such communities, to offer the first academic survey of this form of living utopian experiment. In telling the story of the New Zealand experience, Living in Utopia provides both transferable lessons in community, cooperation and social change and a unique insight into the utopianism at the heart of politics, society, and everyday life.

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Routledge

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1351921762

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Contemporary Political Ideologies

A Comparative Analysis

By: Lyman Tower Sargent

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Contemporary Political Ideologies

A Comparative Analysis

By: Lyman Tower Sargent

Explore the full gamut of political ideologiesùfrom democracy to Marxism to political Islamùwith CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, International Edition. Looking objectively at how ideology functions today, you absorb the classics through comparative analysis and delve into the less familiar, yet equally fascinating ideologies of anarchism, fascism, and National Socialism through detailed discussion. You even address some of the most thought-provoking, emerging topics of our day, such as feminism, liberation theology, environmentalism, and terrorism.

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Wadsworth Publishing Company

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0495571075

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9780495571070

Living in Utopia

New Zealand’s Intentional Communities

By: Lucy Sargisson,Lyman Tower Sargent

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New Zealand’s Intentional Communities

By: Lucy Sargisson,Lyman Tower Sargent

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Utopianism: A Very Short Introduction

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Utopianism: A Very Short Introduction

Utopianism: A Very Short Introduction

Living in Utopia

Living in Utopia

Contemporary Political Ideologies

Contemporary Political Ideologies

Living in Utopia

Living in Utopia

Utopianism: A Very Short Introduction

Utopianism: A Very Short Introduction

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