Tocqueville's Virus - Utopia and Dystopia in Western Social and Political Thought (Paperback)

In the 1850s the social and political theorist Alexis de Tocqueville spoke of 'a virus of a new and unknown kind' to explain the inexplicable failure of the French Revolution. This book uses Tocqueville's idea of the virus to explore the fatal relationship between the concepts of utopia and dystopia in western social and political thought. It traces this relationship from Ancient Greece to post-modern America and attempts to untangle their apparently fatal connection through a new virology that might promote a less paranoid future for our global society.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Advances in Sociology
Release date:	April 2015
First published:	2007
Authors:	Mark Featherstone
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	332
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-54247-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory
LSN:	0-415-54247-2
Barcode:	9780415542470

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