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The Faber Book of Utopias
Professor John Carey
An experienced and imaginative anthologist, editor of The Faber Book of Reportage and The Faber Book of Science, Carey has gathered together a vast range of texts from Ancient Egypt to modern California, the authors of which, in different ways, attempt to describe a better world than our own.
560 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 18, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780571203178 |
| Publishers | Faber & Faber |
| Pages | 560 |
| Dimensions | 142 × 228 × 43 mm · 628 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Carey, Professor John |
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