Save 50% on this new book! $28.95 | 464 Pages ISBN 9781629636467 Journey through Utopia: A Critical Examination of Imagined Worlds in Western Literature By Marie Louise Berneri with a Foreword by George Woodcock and an Introduction by Matthew S. Adams. Afterword by Rhiannon Firth and a Postscript by Kim Stanley Robinson. Paperback $28.95 $14.48 Save 50% with coupon code JULY until 7/31 Order Now Journey through Utopia is a richly detailed and critically compelling examination of utopian literature, beginning with Plato’s Republic and continuing through to Huxley’s Brave New World. Utopias have been penned with diverse intentions: some as pictures of an ideal society, some as blueprints for action, yet others, especially in times of severe censorship, as covert criticisms of existing conditions. Marie Louise Berneri exposes the dark shadow that lingers above most utopian works by emphasising the intolerant and authoritarian nature of these visions, and she warns of the doom that awaits those foolish enough to put their trust in an ordered and regimented world.  This new edition is framed with an Introduction from Matthew S. Adams that situates Berneri’s work in the context of her life, and concludes with an Afterword from Rhiannon Firth that extends Berneri’s analysis into contemporary utopias. Journey through Utopia is a necessary companion, and in many cases an antidote, to imagined fictions from antiquity to the present. “As an old student of utopias, I have a special regard for Marie Louise Berneri’s Journey through Utopia; for it is the most comprehensive and the most perceptive study of that ideal land that I have come across in any language.” —Lewis Mumford “Marie Louise Berneri identifies the authoritarian Utopian State as a concept running through much of the literature. A desire to orchestrate good behavior through various hierarchical arrangements, analogous to a mechanical system with predictable results ensured by regulated consistent behavior, is a dark shadow over many utopias.” —Chris Carlsson, author of Nowtopia “Berneri’s wide-ranging selection of readings constitutes a superb introduction to the history of utopian thought, and her often brilliant and insightful commentary remains highly illuminating.” —John P. Clark, author of The Impossible Community: Realizing Communitarian Anarchism “Berneri’s comments, explicit and implicit, are for the most part acutely discerning. . . . This is a fascinating work.” —Times Literary Supplement “A demolishment of dream worlds (not ones that have been put into practice) in this historical survey and analysis of utopian thought from antiquity to modern times underscores the regimentation, authoritarian and narrow concepts of freedom that such prospectuses embodied.” —Kirkus Reviews Author Marie Louise Berneri (1918–1949) was an anarchist activist and author. She was involved with the short-lived publication Revision, with Luis Mercier Vega, and was a member of the group that edited Revolt, War Commentary, and the Freedom newspaper. She was a regular contributor to Spain and the World. Save 50% with coupon code JULY until 7/31 Order Now Related titles also available for 50% off! Use coupon code JULY until 7/31 The Lucky Strike By Kim Stanley Robinson “The Lucky Strike,” the classic and controversial story Robinson has chosen for PM’s Outspoken Authors series, begins on a lonely Pacific island, where a crew of untested men are about to take off in an untried aircraft with a deadly payload that will change our world forever. Until something goes wonderfully wrong …. Regular price: $12.00 Your price: $6.00! BUY NOW West of Eden: Communes and Utopia in Northern California Edited by Iain Boal, Janferie Stone, Michael Watts, and Cal Winslow Explores the roots and legacies of the pulse of radical energies that generated forms of collective life beyond the nuclear family and the world of private consumption. Regular price: $24.95 Your price: $12.48! BUY NOW For All the People: Uncovering the Hidden History of Cooperation, Cooperative Movements, and Communalism in America, 2nd Edition By John Curl with an Introduction by Ishmael Reed Seeking to reclaim a history that has remained largely ignored by most historians, this dramatic and stirring account examines American cooperative movements for social change that have been all but erased from collective memory. Regular price: $29.95 Your price: $14.98! BUY NOW Practical Utopia: Strategies for a Desirable Society By Michael Albert with a Preface by Noam Chomsky Practical Utopia is a succinct and thoughtful discussion of ambitious goals and practical principles for creating a desirable society. Regular price: $20.00 Your price: $10.00! BUY NOW Use coupon code JULY until 7/31 and save 50% ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View as Webpage PM Press | PO Box 23912, Oakland, CA 94623 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected] in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!