Analyzing Contemporary Society Through Lived Utopia - by Antje Daniel (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- What if utopia wasn't a distant dream, but already unfolding around us?
- About the Author: Antje Daniel is a senior scholar in the political and environment sociology, comparative social analysis, gender and intersectionality as well as future and utopia at the Department of Development Studies, University of Vienna.
- 272 Pages
- Social Science, Sociology
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Book Synopsis
What if utopia wasn't a distant dream, but already unfolding around us?
Focusing on South Africa, this compelling book rethinks utopia not as a fictional un-reachable future, but as a lived practice--emerging in social movements and intentional communities.
Rejecting capitalism, it explores how people create alternative ways of living social orders or economies, imagining and organising the world. Blending decolonial sociology, political sociology, utopian studies and real-world experiences, the book offers a fresh and original approach to understanding social transformation in times of crisis.
A powerful read for scholars, students and activists interested in resistance and hope for alternative futures.
About the Author
Antje Daniel is a senior scholar in the political and environment sociology, comparative social analysis, gender and intersectionality as well as future and utopia at the Department of Development Studies, University of Vienna.
