Viable Utopian Ideas: Shaping a Better World [Paperback]

Arthur B. Shostak (Editor)

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• Paperback: 295 pages
• Publisher: M E Sharpe Inc (February 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765611058
• ISBN-13: 978-0765611055
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,039,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Utopian Viewpoints in Perspective, June 6, 2004

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Elliott C. Maynard (Sedona, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Viable Utopian Ideas: Shaping a Better World (Paperback)

Editor, Arthur Shostak has taken on the challenge of assembling a variety of short essays focusing on utopian subjects and viewpoints, selected from a rather eclectic group of indivuals and sources. Althought I got bogged down during the first few chapters, as I continued reading, I was struck by the interesting diversity in the viewpoints of the various individuals Shostak selected. as I got deeper into this book I did indeed find it worthwhile and often fascinating, since the contrasting viewpoints pulled nicely together to create an overall synergistic effect.
Despite the sometimes disjointed academic format, I would definitely recommend that anyone interested in Utopian Visions and Concepts add this book to their library, as it most certainly provides a multifaceted deption of Utopian Thinking in its many contexts. The book thus constitutes an important reference volume. Elliott Maynard, Ph.D., President, Arcos Cielos Research Center, Sedona, Arizona.