{"product_id":"planet-utopia-1","title":"Planet Utopia","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe key figure of the capitalist utopia is the individual who is ultimately free. The capitalist’s ideal society is designed to protect this freedom. However, within \u003ci\u003ePlanet Utopia: Utopia, Dystopia, Globalisation\u003c\/i\u003e, Featherstone argues that capitalist utopian vision, which is most clearly expressed in theories of global finance, is no longer sustainable today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book concerns the status of utopian thinking in contemporary global society and the possibility of imagining alternative ways of living outside of capitalism. Using a range of sociological and philosophical theories to write the first intellectual history of the capitalist utopia in English, Featherstone provokes the reader into thinking about ways of moving beyond this model of organising social life through sociological modes of thought. Indeed, this enlightening volume seeks to show how utopian thinking about the way people should live has been progressively captured by capitalism with the result that it is difficult to imagine alternatives to capitalist society today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting sociology and sociological thinking as a utopian alternative to the capitalist utopia, \u003ci\u003ePlanet Utopia \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to postgraduate and postdoctoral students interested in subjects including Sociology, Social Theory, Cultural Studies, Cultural Theory and Continental Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54257102487896,"sku":"9780415997706","price":210.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415997706_baf2a032-0462-4078-ba7a-79d0ddcad398.jpg?v=1769073316","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/planet-utopia-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}