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Inventions of nemesis : utopia, indignation, and justice /

"Examining utopian writings and other texts that focus on ideal societies, from Greek antiquity to the present, this book offers a fresh take on utopian thought. Mao begins with the observation that utopian ideas often are propelled by an angry conviction that society is badly arranged. In an i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mao, Douglas, 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Utopian Nemesis
  • Savage Indignation
  • Nemesis, Nomos, and Justice
  • Invention and Counterindignation
  • Human Destinies
  • 2. Shaping Utopians
  • Managerial and Transformative Utopias
  • Transformation's Apogee
  • Authenticity contra Conditioning
  • Recipients of Justice
  • 3. Workers in Motion
  • The Time and Place of the Worker
  • Freedom through Administration
  • Archipelagic Dreams
  • A Global Nomos
  • Coda
  • Notes
  • Index