Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiv, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-213) and index. Contents; Utopias and Utopian Authors: Possibilities and Limits -- Time: Puritan History Revisited -- Space: Virgin Land Again? -- The Individual: Converted, Led, Whitewashed and Conditioned -- Filling the Belly and the Soul -- Shaping Time, Space and Individuals with Machines, Schools and Mothers -- The Simplicity and Unity of a Day in Utopia -- The ""City upon a Hill"": New Visions, Old Dreams -- The Obsolete Necessity: America as Utopia. Subjects: Utopie. Geschichte 1888-1900. 1800-1899. Geschichte 1888-1900 Utopias United States. Utopias History 19th century. Utopias in literature. American fiction History and criticism.Utopias. Utopias. Utopias in literature. American fiction History and criticism. Utopies. Utopies dans la litt�rature. Roman am�ricain Histoire et critique. Utopies �tats-Unis. Utopies Histoire 19e si�cle. utopian literature. American fiction. Utopias in literature. Utopias. UtopieLiteratur Amerika USA Utopias United States. Utopias History 19th century. Utopias in literature. American fiction History and criticismUtopias. Utopias in literature History and criticism. American fiction History and criticism. Utopias in literature. United States. USA. Amerika (Motiv)

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Bookseller: MW Books Ltd. (IE)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 382459
Title: The obsolete necessity : America in utopian writings, 1888-1900 / by Kenneth M. Roemer
Author: Roemer, Kenneth M. (1945-)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0873381785
ISBN 13: 9780873381789
Publisher: Ohio: Kent State University Press
Place of Publication: Kent, Oh
Date Published: 1976

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