Alternative Worlds Imagined, 1500-1700 - Essays on Radicalism, Utopianism and Reality (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)

This book address the relationship between utopian and radical thought, particularly in the early modern period, and puts forward alternatives approaches to imagined 'realities'. Alternative Worlds Imagined, 1500-1700 explores the nature and meaning of radicalism in a traditional society; the necessity of fiction both in rejecting and constructing the status quo; and the circumstances in which radical and utopian fictions appear to become imperative. In particular, it closely examines non-violence in Gerrard Winstanley's thought; millennialism and utopianism as mutual critiques; form and substance in early modern utopianism/radicalism; Thomas More's utopian theatre of interests; and James Harrington and the political necessity of narrative fiction. This detailed analysis underpins observations about the longer term historical significance and meaning of both radicalism and utopianism.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Utopianism
Release date:	May 2018
First published:	2017
Authors:	James Colin Davis
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	246
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-87265-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-87265-6
Barcode:	9783319872650

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