Alternative Worlds

Blue-Sky Thinking since 1900

Nonfiction, History, European General, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
Cover of the book Alternative Worlds by , Peter Lang
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9783035397994
Publisher: Peter Lang Publication: December 22, 2014
Imprint: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9783035397994
Publisher: Peter Lang
Publication: December 22, 2014
Imprint: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Language: English

In an attempt to counteract the doom and gloom of the economic crisis and the politicians’ overused dictum that ‘there is no alternative’, this interdisciplinary collection presents a number of alternative worlds that were conceived over the course of the last century. While change at the macro level was the focus of most of the ideological struggles of the twentieth century, the real impetus for change came from the blue-sky thinking of scientists, engineers, architects, sociologists, planners and writers, all of whom imagined alternatives to the status quo.
Following a roughly chronological order from the turn of the nineteenth century to the present, this book explores the dreams, plans and hopes as well as the nightmares and fears that are an integral part of alternative thinking in the Western hemisphere. The alternative worlds at the centre of the individual essays can each be seen as crucial to the history of the past one hundred years. While these alternative worlds reflect their particular cultural context, they also inform historical developments in a wider sense and continue to resonate in the present.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In an attempt to counteract the doom and gloom of the economic crisis and the politicians’ overused dictum that ‘there is no alternative’, this interdisciplinary collection presents a number of alternative worlds that were conceived over the course of the last century. While change at the macro level was the focus of most of the ideological struggles of the twentieth century, the real impetus for change came from the blue-sky thinking of scientists, engineers, architects, sociologists, planners and writers, all of whom imagined alternatives to the status quo.
Following a roughly chronological order from the turn of the nineteenth century to the present, this book explores the dreams, plans and hopes as well as the nightmares and fears that are an integral part of alternative thinking in the Western hemisphere. The alternative worlds at the centre of the individual essays can each be seen as crucial to the history of the past one hundred years. While these alternative worlds reflect their particular cultural context, they also inform historical developments in a wider sense and continue to resonate in the present.

More books from Peter Lang

Cover of the book Sprachwissenschaft fuer den Alltag. Ein Kompendium by
Cover of the book Cross-Media Promotion by
Cover of the book Africas Last Romantic by
Cover of the book Shrinking Cities: Effects on Urban Ecology and Challenges for Urban Development by
Cover of the book Insolvenz in nationalen und internationalen Schiedsverfahren by
Cover of the book Kompetenzverschiebungen zwischen Gesetzgebungsorganen in foederalen Strukturen by
Cover of the book Peace and Pedagogy Primer by
Cover of the book Rechtsschutz im Schiedsverfahrensrecht by
Cover of the book «Wooden Man»? by
Cover of the book Paternalism by
Cover of the book Gemeinsamkeit schaffen in der Interaktion by
Cover of the book La question de lauteur en littératures africaines by
Cover of the book Cognitive and Pragmatic Aspects of Speech Actions by
Cover of the book Die Getrennt- und Zusammenschreibung im Deutschen von 17001900 by
Cover of the book Le voyage à Crotone : découvrir la Calabre de lAntiquité à nos jours- KROTON 1 by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy