Sustainable Utopias : : The Art and Politics of Hope in Germany / / Jennifer L. Allen.
To reclaim a sense of hope for the future, German activists in the late twentieth century engaged ordinary citizens in innovative projects that resisted alienation and disenfranchisement. By most accounts, the twentieth century was not kind to utopian thought. The violence of two world wars, Cold Wa...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART I. New Geographies of Cultural Engagement -- 1. The Rise of the Spatial Interventionists -- 2. A Workshop of “History from Below” -- 3. Green Culture -- PART II. The Pursuit of a Sustainable Alternative -- 4. A Sustainable Cultural Politics -- 5. A Sustainable Historical Practice -- 6. A Sustainable Aesthetics -- Conclusion: The Fate of Sustainable Utopia -- Notes -- Archives and Primary Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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