{"product_id":"the-dystopian-impulse-in-modern-m-keith-booker-9780313290923","title":"The Dystopian Impulse in Modern Literature: Fiction as Social Criticism","description":"While literary utopias depict an ideal society and reflect an optimistic belief in the triumph of humanity and government, dystopias present a society marked by suffering caused by human and political evils. This book offers a detailed study of several literary dystopias and analyzes them as social criticism. The volume begins with a discussion of utopias, dystopias, and social criticism. By drawing upon the theories of Freud, Nietzsche, and others, Booker sets a firm theoretical foundation for the literary explorations that follow. The chapters that come next discuss Zamyatin's\u003ci\u003e We\u003c\/i\u003e, Huxley's \u003ci\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/i\u003e, and Orwell's \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e as social criticism of totalitarianism, Stalinism, the dangers of capitalism, and fascism. Later chapters consider dystopias after World War II, contemporary communist dystopias, and postmodernist dystopias in the West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Keith Booker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031329092X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313290923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.86w x 0.74d","brand":"M. Keith Booker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48135970062591,"sku":"9780313290923","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8279f438-d264-4d2d-8b85-a302f0d3213d.jpg?v=1770159651","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dystopian-impulse-in-modern-m-keith-booker-9780313290923","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}