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Informationen zum Autor Zygmunt Bauman Klappentext Explores the impact of the 'living utopia' of socialism on the development of modern society. This title begins with an analysis of the role of utopia in general! and of the socialist utopia in particular. It examines the reasons for the failure of socialism in its application to the peasant revolution in Russia. Zusammenfassung Explores the impact of the 'living utopia' of socialism on the development of modern society. This title begins with an analysis of the role of utopia in general, and of the socialist utopia in particular. It examines the reasons for the failure of socialism in its application to the peasant revolution in Russia. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Utopia and Reality 2. Utopia and the Modern Mind 3. The Historical Location of Socialism 4. The Structure of the Socialist Utopia 5. Utopia and Commonsense 6. A Socialist Experiment 7. Socialism as Culture 8. Continuity and Change 9. Roads From Utopia

Summary

Explores the impact of the 'living utopia' of socialism on the development of modern society. This title begins with an analysis of the role of utopia in general, and of the socialist utopia in particular. It examines the reasons for the failure of socialism in its application to the peasant revolution in Russia.

Product details

• Authors: Zygmunt Bauman
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 15.12.2009, delayed
• EAN: 9780415571630
• ISBN: 978-0-415-57163-0
• No. of pages: 154
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Social & cultural history, Society & culture: general, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Social and cultural history, Society and culture: general, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies