Contributions

  • Hayden, Patrick, 1965- - Contributor
  • El-Ojeili, Chamsy. - Contributor

Publication

2009 - Palgrave Macmillan, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

68,750 words, Guess

Page Count

275 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780230203594
  • Open LibraryOL22551928M

Classifications

  • DDC335/.02
  • LCCJZ1318 .G5864 2009
  • LCCHM401-1281JZ2-6530JC

Description

Is it possible to create a different and better world? This innovative volume explores debates about the demise of utopia at the end of the twentieth century, and examines the potential renewal of political imagination and the utopian impulse today. The discussion is set in an enlarged and enriched frame that situates utopianism in relation to the complexities and challenges of globalization. Critically investigating many of the unacknowledged assumptions about the inevitability of our current social and political experiences, and this collection considers questions of hope and transformation associated with the utopian desire for social change. It explores the range of political responses that utopian actors have available in light of globalization - ranging from 'everyday life' to global politics, from anti-consumerism to cyber-utopianism. This book makes a timely contribution to considering the challenge of imagining a different and better way of living in a global age.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Globalization and utopia: critical essaysPalgrave Macmillan2009-01-01

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