David J. Lorenzo

Cities at the End of the World (eBook, PDF)

Using Utopian and Dystopian Stories to Reflect Critically on our Political Beliefs, Communities, and Ways of Life

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book undertakes a critical examination of contemporary political problems through discussions of three utopian and three dystopian texts.

Selected stories from Morris, Orwell, More, Bellamy, Neville, and Zamyatin are used to generate questions about fundamental economic, political, and social problems, human nature, and conceptions of the good life. This unique work is an exceptional resource for all students of political philosophy and utopian literature, as well as for general readers interested in political affairs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781441144232
• Artikelnr.: 48423119

Autorenporträt

David J. Lorenzo received his Ph.D. from Yale University and is an Associate Professor, College of International Affairs, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan (ROC). His research specialty is the comparative analysis of political and policy arguments. He has previously published work on the utopian community of Auroville as well as studies of Locke, Gladstone, foreign policy arguments, and conceptions of Chinese democracy.