| Dreams and Visions: A Study of American Utopias, 1865-1917 Contributor(s): Rooney, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313237271 ISBN-13: 9780313237270 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $64.35 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1985 Annotation: Charles J. Rooney offers an analysis and descriptive bibliography of American utopian fiction between 1865 and 1917, the most productive period in the history of this genre. Rooney explores the history and sources of utopian writing in America, as reflected in the attitudes and values of the utopian writers, the problems they were most concerned with, and the types of solutions they offered. A quantitative analysis of the 106 works he identified as utopian reveals that utopian authors were most concerned with the increasing disparity between rich and poor. Rooney points out that although no one section of the country monopolized the output of utopian writing, the backgrounds of the authors were surprisingly similar. He finds that the solutions they proposed reflected their values and intellectual heritage as well as their political, economic, and social expectations of American society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - History | United States - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 321.07 |
| LCCN: 84008932 |
| Lexile Measure: 1530 |
| Series: Contributions in Political Science |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.90 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Charles J. Rooney offers an analysis and descriptive bibliography of American utopian fiction between 1865 and 1917, the most productive period in the history of this genre. Rooney explores the history and sources of utopian writing in America, as reflected in the attitudes and values of the utopian writers, the problems they were most concerned with, and the types of solutions they offered. A quantitative analysis of the 106 works he identified as utopian reveals that utopian authors were most concerned with the increasing disparity between rich and poor. Rooney points out that although no one section of the country monopolized the output of utopian writing, the backgrounds of the authors were surprisingly similar. He finds that the solutions they proposed reflected their values and intellectual heritage as well as their political, economic, and social expectations of American society. |