The Story of Utopias

The Story of Utopias

Lewis Mumford

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Lushena Books
Año de edición:
2026
ISBN:
9798902720140

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The Story of Utopias (1922) by Lewis Mumford is a critical history of utopian thought from ancient times to the modern age. Mumford examines how imagined ideal societies-from Plato’s Republic through medieval religious visions to modern socialist and technocratic schemes-reflect the hopes, fears, and social conditions of their periods. Rather than treating utopias as impractical fantasies, he argues that they function as vital critiques of existing society and as tools for social imagination. Mumford ultimately advocates a 'realistic utopia,' grounded in human needs, cultural values, and organic social development rather than rigid systems or purely technological solutions.

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