Title
Globalization and Utopia.
Critical Essays
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Editors
HAYDEN, Patrick and EL-OJEILI, Chamsy
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Description
“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.” (PM)
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Academic publishing house
Palgrave Macmillan
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Year
2009