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Review 'A fascinating book.'---John Rimmer, Magonia Review of Books'[I]nstructive and touching.'---Adam Gopnik, New Yorker'One of the most engaging features of The Last Utopians is the author�s determination to personally explore and report on the projects of the 'contemporary partial utopians' who understand that 'utopianism is essential to society, that without it, we�re reduced to a resigned acceptance of a morally intolerable status quo.'' (Town Topics)'One of Choice Reviews' Outstanding Academic Titles of 2018''[I]n their time, all four were culture heroes: best-selling authors, popular lecturers, public figures, and objects of veneration and pilgrimage. Michael Robertson, an English professor at the College of New Jersey, has undertaken to tell their story . . . with sympathy and insight.'---George Scialabba, Arts Fuse'An extremely reliable as well as accessible introduction to the ferment of utopian ideas and practical experiments that . . . made the politics of the late nineteenth century fizz with an almost unprecedented sense of political possibility.'---Matthew Beaumont, Times Literary Supplement'In this timely analysis . . . Robertson leaves readers with nourishing food for thought from another era.' (Publishers Weekly)'[Michael Robertson] has a commendably clear and enjoyable literary style. It is always welcome to read a book from an academic press that is written to be understood rather than to impress.'---Richard Howells, Times Higher Education'Robertson sees the utopians of today as inheritors of the 'legacy' of his four?as a way, perhaps, of keeping fresh their relevance to our own times, which might otherwise appear to be obscure.'---James Bowman, Weekly Standard'The Last Utopians has arrived at the right time.'---Steve Toase, Fortean Times Read more Review 'Published at a moment when dystopian scenarios dominate the popular imagination, Robertson�s engrossing study illuminates the promises and pitfalls of utopian thinking for contemporary progressive thought and practices. This is a timely book with much to teach us about the perilous passage from social critique to realizable change.'?Cynthia J. Davis, author of Charlotte Perkins Gilman: A Biography'This is an excellent book. Its focus on �lived utopianism' and concern with contemporary movements such as ecological intentional communities is especially relevant in a time of widespread political and economic discontent.'?Florence Boos, University of Iowa'Beautifully clear and coherent, and enlivened by touches of humor, The Last Utopians illuminates the unique contributions of Bellamy, Morris, Carpenter, and Gilman and makes a persuasive case for the continuing value of their work. The book should appeal to a wide range of readers who are interested in history, literature, and politics, as well as the development of feminism and gay liberation.'?Naomi Jacobs, University of Maine'A brilliant and eloquent guide through the life, times, and imaginations of some of the most compelling writers of the turn of the twentieth century, The Last Utopians is not an epitaph but, rather, a reminder of how vital and humane the utopian imagination once was?and might be again.'?Daniel T. Rodgers, author of Age of Fracture'Today, more than ever, we need utopians?dreamers, fantasists, arcadians, romantics, visionaries, pie-in-the-skyers?those audacious enough to imagine such exotic things as economic democracy; gender, sexual, and racial equality; the accountability of the powerful; people over profit; and the channeling of human anger and violence into constructive, collective movements for a good society. So Robertson�s book about four nineteenth-century utopians is of great interest right now. But let�s hope his visionaries are not the last.'?Jonathan Ned Katz, author of The Invention of Heterosexuality'The Last Utopians transports the reader to that no place/good place where a loving transcendence permeates being and existence. Michael Robertson accomplishes an impressive balance of affirmation and critique in this fascinating study of utopian historical visions and contemporary lived experience. A great read for hopers and gripers alike.'?Sheila Rowbotham, author of Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love Read more From the Back Cover 'A brilliant and eloquent guide through the life, times, and imaginations of some of the most compelling writers of the turn of the twentieth century, The Last Utopians is not an epitaph but, rather, a reminder of how vital and humane the utopian imagination once was-and might be again.'--Daniel T. Rodgers, author of Age of Fracture'Today, more than ever, we need utopians--dreamers, fantasists, arcadians, romantics, visionaries, pie-in-the-skyers--those audacious enough to imagine such exotic things as economic democracy; gender, sexual, and racial equality; the accountability of the powerful; people over profit; and the channeling of human anger and violence into constructive, collective movements for a good society. So Robertson�s book about four nineteenth-century utopians is of great interest right now. But let�s hope his visionaries are not the last.'--Jonathan Ned Katz, author of The Invention of Heterosexuality'Published at a moment when dystopian scenarios dominate the popular imagination, Robertson�s engrossing study illuminates the promises and pitfalls of utopian thinking for contemporary progressive thought and practices. This is a timely book with much to teach us about the perilous passage from social critique to realizable change.'--Cynthia J. Davis, author of Charlotte Perkins Gilman: A Biography'The Last Utopians transports the reader to that no place/good place where a loving transcendence permeates being and existence. Michael Robertson accomplishes an impressive balance of affirmation and critique in this fascinating study of utopian historical visions and contemporary lived experience. A great read for hopers and gripers alike.'--Sheila Rowbotham, author of Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love 'Beautifully clear and coherent, and enlivened by touches of humor, The Last Utopians illuminates the unique contributions of Bellamy, Morris, Carpenter, and Gilman and makes a persuasive case for the continuing value of their work. The book should appeal to a wide range of readers who are interested in history, literature, and politics, as well as the development of feminism and gay liberation.'--Naomi Jacobs, University of Maine 'This is an excellent book. Its focus on �lived utopianism' and concern with contemporary movements such as ecological intentional communities is especially relevant in a time of widespread political and economic discontent.'--Florence Boos, University of Iowa Read more About the Author Michael Robertson is professor of English at The College of New Jersey and the author of two award-winning books, Worshipping Walt: The Whitman Disciples (Princeton) and Stephen Crane, Journalism, and the Making of Modern American Literature. A former freelance journalist, he has written for the New York Times, the Village Voice, Columbia Journalism Review, and many other publications. Read more
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