“The groups I studied for this book envisioned a future different from their present in ways that helped shape society for the better. “That kind of thinking can be generative.” Sir Thomas More ...

“Is a utopian society possible?” She followed up with the rhetorical question, “Why did utopia seem possible?” and “Why is dystopia the vibe of our times?” Her newly published book, “Starfall,” nods ...

But as five new books show, utopia is always in the eye of the beholder ... which contributes to a society with almost no crime. But a young hacker, Orpheus, realizes that the government is ...

this feminist utopian novel wasn’t published as a book until 1979. “Herland” follows a group of men who stumble upon a remote community of women who procreate asexually and enjoy a society ...

Her latest novel, “Happy Land,” about a real-life utopian community of emancipated ... For Perkins-Valdez, perhaps the biggest challenge with any book is accepting that there may be some ...

Edward Berenson’s excellent “Perfect Communities: Levitt ... The second chapter of Mr. Berenson’s book, which chronicles the building of Levittown, N.Y., reads like a how-to manual for ...

In a new book, he explores the history and meaning of such utopian communities for African Americans. Credit...Day Brièrre Supported by By John Jeremiah Sullivan John Jeremiah Sullivan is a ...

Ghodsee’s book builds up to her ultimate and most ... There is good reason to think twice about how utopian communities are often formed; about how, in the past, they have effectively displaced ...

The satirical book was More’s attempt to suggest ways to improve the European sociopolitical system by using Utopia as an example. Today, Utopian societies refer to a group of people who are ...

Speculative writers sketch imaginative outlines of alternative societies both to criticise the existing ... Mao strikes a note of ambivalence about the value of utopia throughout his book. He worries ...