This book was originally published in Italian as Il vento e il vortice. Copyright 2017 by Edizioni Centro Studi Erickson S.p.A., Trento, Italy (www.erickson.it, www.erickson.international).
Cover illustration by Guido Ravanelli. Used with permission.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Heller, Agnes, author.
Title: Wind and whirlwind : utopian and dystopian themes in literature and philosophy / by Ágnes Heller, Riccardo Mazzeo.
Other titles: Vento e il vortice. English
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Rodopi, 2019. | Series: Value inquiry book series, 0929-8436 ; volume 339. Philosophy, literature, and politics | Includes index. | Summary: “In Wind and Whirlwind the great philosopher Ágnes Heller and social scientist Riccardo Mazzeo explain the pros and cons of utopias and dystopias as they are described in literary works and their relevance to understand the world we live in and the hidden consequences of apparently appealing life trajectories”-- Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019025573 (print) | LCCN 2019025574 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004375321 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004410275 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Utopias--History. | Dystopias--History.
Classification: LCC HX806 .H3513 2019 (print) | LCC HX806 (ebook) | DDC 809/.93372--dc23
lc record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019025573
lc ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019025574
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ISSN 0929-8436
ISBN 978-90-04-37532-1 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-41027-5 (e-book)
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