Utopian Thought in the Western World

Utopian Thought in the Western World
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 907
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ISBN-10 : 9780674040564
ISBN-13 : 0674040562
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Download or read book Utopian Thought in the Western World written by Frank Edward MANUEL and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 907 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors have structured five centuries of utopian invention by identifying successive constellations, groups of thinkers joined by common social and moral concerns. Within this framework they analyze individual writings, in the context of the author's life and of the socio-economic, religious, and political exigencies of his time.


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