American Utopia

Peter Swirski is a Canadian scholar and writer who is listed in the Canadian Who’s Who. He is Amazon and Alibris #1 bestseller in American history and criticism, popular culture criticism, and Canadian literary criticism, and author of nineteen award-winning books, including American Utopia and Social Engineering in Literature, Social Thought, and Political History (Routledge, 2011).

• Part 1: Utopia, Eutopia, YoutopiaChapter 1: What If You Could?Chapter 2: Little CommonwealthChapter 3: Defense of PoetryPart 2: Dischtopia: Thomas M. DischChapter 4: Enter the ChamleleonChapter 5: East 11th StreetChapter 6: The Shape of Things to ComePart 3: Pantopia: Bernard MalamudChapter 7: Earth AbidesChapter 8: You Tell Me That It's EvolutionChapter 9: Proverbial WisdomPart 4: Uchronia: Kurt VonnegutChapter 10: The Islands of the Day BeforeChapter 11: Do the Chronomotion with MeChapter 12: The Imp of the PerversePart 5: Biotopia: Margaret AtwoodChapter 13: Oryx and CrickChapter 14: The Advocate's DevilChapter 15: Talkin' ‘Bout My Gene-rationBibliographyIndex

"Peter Swirski is one of the original scholars of his generation. American Utopia combines an incredible range of knowledge, wicked humor, and take-no-prisoner attitude to the corruption, exploitation, and political repression that come between us and social justice. Anyone interested in Utopias and Utopian thought, in American literature and American society, and in the future of humanity—and that includes all of us—will find this one-of-a-kind book difficult to put down." —Arthur Asa Berger, Professor Emeritus, San Francisco State University"This is quintessential Swirski: sharp, exciting, and sophisticated. This is a timely and rewarding read. Don’t miss it!" —David Livingstone Smith, Professor of Philosophy, University of New England"This book is a major contribution to Utopian studies, an insightful critique of some contemporary utopias, and an important meditation on issues raised by the doomed search for human perfection." —David Rampton, University of Ottawa