Looking Backward From 2000 to 1887

Utopian Classic! A socialist utopian fantasy about America in the year 2000. Whether you're a socialist or libertarian, this is an amazing example of this genre. A young man from the late 19th century awakens in the year 2000 to find crime, war, and want nonexistent. First published in 1888, Bellamy's utopian novel a world of near-perfect cooperation and prosperity. The explanations of the changes in society are sometimes fascinating, and other times horrifying. Bellamy's perspective of corporations, banks and religion in the new utopian world are different than normally found in utopian fiction and intriguing none the less. Some will find the living, social and sexist perspectives politically incorrect; however, the author definitely lays them out very thoroughly. A thought provoking and entertaining book, it is hard to believe it was written over 100 years ago. A must-read for those interested in utopian and dystopian philosophy, sociology, politics, & religion.