POL 354 - Cl assic Utop ias

Institution:

Assumption University

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Description:

A study of the classic works promoting or denigrating ideal societies: Thomas More’s Utopia, Francis Bacon’ s New Atlantis, Marx and Engel’s Communist Manifesto, George Orwell’ s 1984, and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. The course addresses such topics as what utopianism is, its various forms, its critics, and how it affects political practice. (Not offered in 2006-2007) Dobski, Mahoney/ Three credits

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.assumption.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 767-7000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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