The Utopia Reader

"The Utopia Reader is the place to start a literary voyage into new futures, possible futures, and dangerous alternative futures. These well-selected readings let the reader know that there is neither a shared perfect future nor a shared perfect interpretation. Accessible and provocative." - Jean Pfaelzer,author of The Utopian Novel in America: the Politics of a Literary Form "How utopianto see something that was very good get better. This second edition includes an expanded introduction that addresses the complexities of defining utopia, significant additions to several sections, and an entirely new section on the 21st century that includes young adult dystopias and non-print utopias." - Kenneth Roemer,author of Utopian Audiences

Gregory Claeys is Professor of the History of Political Thought at the University of London, and author of several books.

Lyman Tower Sargent, Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, is author and editor of numerous books including Extremism in America and Political Thought in the United States.