Socialist imaginations: utopias, myths, and the masses

"This interdisciplinary volume offers a crucial new perspective on the appeal and profound cultural meaning of socialism in the modern world. At a time when socialism appears to be in inexorable decline, it is time to rethink the factors that account for its meteoric--and, in the past two centu...

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Collaborateurs: Arvidsson, Stefan 1968- (Éditeur intellectuel) ; Beneš, Jakub S. (Éditeur intellectuel) ; Kirsch, Anja 1980- (Éditeur intellectuel)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: London New York Routledge 2019
Dans:Année: 2019
Volumes / Articles:Montrer les volumes/articles.
Collection/Revue:Routledge studies in modern history
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Socialisme utopique / Socialisme / Utopie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Socialism and society History
B Socialism and religion History
B Utopian socialism History
B Recueil d'articles
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Résumé:"This interdisciplinary volume offers a crucial new perspective on the appeal and profound cultural meaning of socialism in the modern world. At a time when socialism appears to be in inexorable decline, it is time to rethink the factors that account for its meteoric--and, in the past two centuries, unparalleled--rise. Socialism did not attract millions of people primarily because of logical argument and empirical evidence, important though those were. Rather, it told the most compelling story about the past, present, and future"--
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1138299944