Searching For Utopia. The History Of An Idea

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Thames And Hudson
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2011
Edition: First Edition

Description: 224 pages. Ex-Library. (only one small stamp on inside page). Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: From classical times to the present day, this highly illustrated book surveys the enduring human need to imagine and construct ideal worlds. Gregory Claeys, a leading scholar in the field, surveys the influence of the idea of utopia on history, literature, art, architecture and religious and political thought, and covers the most significant utopias throughout history, whether envisaged or actually attempted. Complete with a wealth of photographs, paintings, engravings, maps, documents, posters and film stills, the book is a compelling exploration of the rich diversity of the utopian imagination.

ISBN: 9780500251744