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"Utopia and Anti- Utopia in Modern Times" by Kumar Krishan gives an indepth overview on what utopia and dystopia is using various authors, philosphers, and perspectives. Kumar Krishan helps the reader develop a good background understanding of the concept of utopianism by showing how it was developed through time periods and how society was changing and developing at that time period, including ancient Greece and Rome, nineteenth-century Europe, and nineteenth-century America. The compendium also gives indepth information on writers in certain time periods and their literary works.This is an excellent source to see how utopianism evolved over time and to see how writers at the time period thought the concept would affect society at large. | "Utopia and Anti- Utopia in Modern Times" by Kumar Krishan gives an indepth overview on what utopia and dystopia is using various authors, philosphers, and perspectives. Kumar Krishan helps the reader develop a good background understanding of the concept of utopianism by showing how it was developed through time periods and how society was changing and developing at that time period, including ancient Greece and Rome, nineteenth-century Europe, and nineteenth-century America. The compendium also gives indepth information on writers in certain time periods and their literary works.This is an excellent source to see how utopianism evolved over time and to see how writers at the time period thought the concept would affect society at large. | ||
Kumar, Krishan. ''Utopia and Anti-Utopia in Modern Times.'' New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987. | Kumar, Krishan. ''Utopia and Anti-Utopia in Modern Times.'' New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987. | ||
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"Utopia and Anti- Utopia in Modern Times" by Kumar Krishan gives an indepth overview on what utopia and dystopia is using various authors, philosphers, and perspectives. Kumar Krishan helps the reader develop a good background understanding of the concept of utopianism by showing how it was developed through time periods and how society was changing and developing at that time period, including ancient Greece and Rome, nineteenth-century Europe, and nineteenth-century America. The compendium also gives indepth information on writers in certain time periods and their literary works.This is an excellent source to see how utopianism evolved over time and to see how writers at the time period thought the concept would affect society at large.
Kumar, Krishan. Utopia and Anti-Utopia in Modern Times. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987.
