Dreams of peace and freedom : utopian moments in the twentieth century / Jay Winter.

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Winter, J. M.

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Dreams of peace and freedom : utopian moments in the twentieth century / Jay Winter.

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x, 261 pages ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-249) and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction : Minor utopias and the visionary temperament -- 1. 1900 : The face of humanity and visions of peace -- 2. 1919 : Perpetual war/perpetual peace -- 3. 1937 : Illuminations -- 4. 1948 : Human rights -- 5. 1968 : Liberation -- 6. 1992 : Global citizenship -- Epilogue : An alternative history of the twentieth century -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary:

"In the wake of the monstrous projects of Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and others in the twentieth century, the idea of utopia has been discredited. Yet, historian Jay Winter suggests, alongside the "major utopians" who murdered millions in their attempts to transform the world were disaparate groups of individuals trying to imagine a radically better world. This book focuses on some of the twentieth century's "minor utopias," whose stories, overshadowed by the Holocaust and the Gulag, suggest that the future need not be as catastrophic as the past."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0300106653 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780300106657 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780300126020 (pbk.)
0300126026 (pbk.)
9780300106657

Subject:

Exposition Internationale des Arts et des Techniques dans la Vie Moderne 1937 Paris
Weltausstellung 1900 Paris
Menschenrechtsdeklaration.
Utopias History 20th century.
Utopian socialism History 20th century.
Utopies Histoire 20e siècle.
Socialisme utopique Histoire 20e siècle.
15.59 history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: other.
Utopian socialism.
Utopias.
Achtundsechziger
Friedensverhandlung
Globalisierung
Selbstbestimmungsrecht
Utopie
Völkerrecht
Weltbürgertum
Weltkrieg
Utopieën.
Studentrevolten 1968.
Världsutställningar.
Globalisering attityder till.
Mänskliga rättigheter.
Utopier historia 1900-talet.
Fredsrörelser 1900-talet.

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History.

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Location: Library main 249390
Call No.: BIB 178975
Status: Available

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