Planet Utopia

It has become clear that utopian thought has returned to the political scene. Featherstone traces the history of utopia and also discusses a number of contemporary case studies. This examination of the nature of utopian politics in the twenty-first century will be essential reading for political scientists and sociologists.

Mark Featherstone is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Keele University, UK

Introduction - On the Seashore: Utopia, Dystopia, and Cultural Politics  Chapter 1 - Back to the Future: Utopia and Dystopia in Greece Chapter 2 - The Origins of the Capitalist Utopia Chapter 3 - The Late Capitalist Utopia in Power  Chapter 4 - Global Finance, Utopia of Beautiful Numbers  Chapter 5 - The Minor Utopia  Chapter 6 - The Lost Child of the Dystopian City: Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive and Only God Forgives  Chapter 7 - Dis-United Kingdom: Division, Encounter, and Utopianism in Heterotopic Britain  Conclusion - The Spectre of Sociology  Index