{"product_id":"9781405183284","title":"Utopias A Brief History from Ancient Writings to Virtual Communities","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eUtopias\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Brief History from Ancient Writings to Virtual Communities\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHoward P. Segal\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis brief history connects the past and present of utopian thought, from the first utopias in ancient Greece, right up to present day visions of cyberspace communities and paradise.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the purpose of utopias, what they reveal about the societies who conceive them, and how utopias have changed over the centuries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnique in including both non-Western and Western visions of utopia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the many forms utopias have taken – prophecies and oratory, writings, political movements, world's fairs, physical communities – and also discusses high-tech and cyberspace visions for the first time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first book to analyze the implicitly utopian dimensions of reform crusades like Technocracy of the 1930s and Modernization Theory of the 1950s, and the laptop classroom initiatives of recent years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eHoward P. Segal\u003c\/b\u003e is Bird Professor of History at the University of Maine, where he has taught since 1986. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eTechnological Utopianism in American Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (1985)\u003ci\u003e, Future Imperfect:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Mixed Blessings of Technology in America\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), \u003ci\u003eTechnology in America: A Brief History\u003c\/i\u003e (1989, 1999, with Alan Marcus), and \u003ci\u003eRecasting the Machine Age: Henry Ford's Village Industries\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). He also reviews for, among other publications, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 May 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405183284\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311051042956,"sku":"9781405183284","price":37.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405183284_b6cafe39-b555-4842-bb3a-21f76cf80eb2.jpg?v=1780106396","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405183284","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}