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Utopia Utopia Thomas More With Utopia More unknowingly created a new literary genre, the utopian novel. In his book he describes a fabled land with ideal societies and perfectly ordered towns and cities as envisaged by Plato.… OL1090237W
The unnameables The unnameables Ellen Booraem On an island in whose strict society only useful objects are named and the unnamed are not allowed to exist, thirteen-year-old Medford encounters an unusual and powerful creature, half-man, half-goat… OL11787149W
Black mass Black mass John Gray Philosopher John Gray examines the history of utopianism, links it to apocalyptic religious beliefs, and argues that utopianism currently dominates mainstream politics, discussing its impact in Iraq … OL12344W
1985 1985 Anthony Burgess,Anthony Burgess Ingenious, chilling and darkly comic, 1985 combines a devastating critique of Orwell's 1984 with a terrifying vision of the future. As memorable as A Clockwork Orange, it is as powerful and unsettlin… OL1386730W
The advancement of learning The advancement of learning Francis Bacon The Advancement of Learning (full title: Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Human) is a 1605 book by Francis Bacon. It inspired the taxonomic structure of the highly influenti… OL15403036W
History History Herodotus One of the earliest histories of the western world still extant, this gives a contemporary account of the Greco-Persian wars of the fifth century BCE with the rise of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyru… OL15678068W
On The Steel Breeze On The Steel Breeze Alastair Reynolds Sequel to *Blue Remembered Earth* [https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16532269W/Blue_remembered_Earth][1] [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16532269W/Blue_remembered_Earth OL17079159W
Anarchism and Utopianism Anarchism and Utopianism Laurence Davis,Ruth Kinna This collection of original essays examines the relationship between anarchism and utopianism, exploring the intersections and overlaps between these two fields of study and providing novel perspecti… OL17418062W
Utopía para realistas Utopía para realistas Rutger Bregman From a universal basic income to a 15-hour workweek, from a world without borders to a world without poverty – it’s time to return to utopian thinking. Rutger Bregman takes us on a journey through hi… OL17686237W
Astray Astray Amy Christine Parker Lyla thought she was free from the survivalist Community, but it is hard to break the hold their leader Pioneer has even though he is in jail--and he is planning to use his powerful influence to get … OL17825276W
Requiem für einen Traum? Transformation und Zukunft der Kibbutzim in der israelischen Gesellschaft Requiem für einen Traum? Transformation und Zukunft der Kibbutzim in der israelischen Gesellschaft Mathias Lindenau Der Kibbutz hat stetig das Interesse seiner Umwelt geweckt. Was ihn so überaus reizvoll machte, war sein sozialutopischer Alternativentwurf gegenüber bestehenden politischen und gesellschaftlichen Or… OL18202724W
Messenger (The Giver #3) Messenger (The Giver #3) Lois Lowry,David Morse,Fikret Topalli Second installment to Youth classic, "The Giver." Required in numerous 8th/9th grade English classrooms. Introducing the idea of a utopian society to youth for the 1st time. The well known Trilogy a… OL1846138W
Seven Surrenders Seven Surrenders Ada Palmer "It is a world in which near-instantaneous travel from continent to continent is free to all. In which automation now provides for everybody's basic needs. In which nobody living can remember an actu… OL19213555W
Lima beans would be illegal Lima beans would be illegal Robert Bender Quotes from children stating how they would like the world to be, from "If your bathing suit wouldn't fall off in the pool" to "If people never had to say goodbye." OL19244199W
Utopia Utopia William Roper,Thomas More,Ralph Robinson pages OL19873378W
Rules for werewolves Rules for werewolves Kirk Lynn In the tradition of Colson Whitehead's Zone One , a visionary debut novel about shelter, escape, family, violence, and dumpster-diving. It's the story of a restless group of young squatters. They've … OL20011774W
Of this new world Of this new world Allegra Hyde "Allegra Hyde's debut story collection, Of This New World, offers a menagerie of utopias: real, imagined, and lost. Starting with the Garden of Eden and ending in a Mars colony, the stories wrestle w… OL20038789W
Gulliver's travels, and other writings Gulliver's travels, and other writings Jonathan Swift Appreciated by children as an adventure story and by adults as a devastating satire of society, "Gulliver's Travels" is a fascinating blend of travelogue, realism, symbolism, and fantastic voyage--al… OL20541898W
Hat die politische Utopie eine Zukunft? Hat die politische Utopie eine Zukunft? Richard Saage Dieser Sammelband dokumentiert eindrucksvoll, dass mit dem Fall des Realsozialismus nicht notwendig vom Ende der gesellschaftlichen Relevanz der politischen Utopie die Rede sein muss. Zwar besteht Ko… OL20645989W
Die Utopie steht links! Die Utopie steht links! Andreas Heyer Der utopische Diskurs der Neuzeit setzte 1516 mit der »Utopia« von Thomas Morus ein. Seitdem hat das utopische Denken immer wieder die Konflikte und Problemlagen seiner Zeit eindeutig benannt, expliz… OL20908825W
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