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THE AMERICAN UTOPIA

by Eduard Batalov (1985)

A plain-speaking and concise Russian perspective on the American utopia. A new land settled that is replete with natural resources, in stark contrast to Europe. A new land whose frontiers could be pushed westward at will to accommodate ever more travelling pioneers. A local population that was robbed and displaced. From this, arose many ideas and beliefs about society and the world. American exceptionalism. Manifest Destiny. Americans and America as unique amongst others. Home grown and local variants of socialism. The farmer’s utopia as a fundamental tenet of American ideology. The American Revolution as a search for a distinctly American utopia. Also, Black utopia and communism as antiutopia. An insightful examination of the thinking of the hegemon. Non-fiction. 237 pages.

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Title: The American utopia

Year: 1985

Author: Eduard Batalov

Pages: 237

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Book review by Keith Salter

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