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Autor/in | Walden, Daniel |
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Titel | The Two Faces of Technological Utopianism: Edward Bellamy and Horatio Alger, Jr. |
Quelle | In: Journal of General Education, 33 (1981) 1, S.26-30Infoseite zur Zeitschrift |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
Schlagwörter | Stellungnahme; Nineteenth Century Literature; Quality of Life; Rural to Urban Migration; Social Change; Social Values; Technology |
Abstract | Considers two American views of the individual's road to a better life: Edward Bellamy's utopia achieved through technology and Horatio Alger, Jr.'s utopia received through honesty and hard work. Deems both views as unrealistic solutions for nineteenth-century America. Lauds authors' vision for transforming society and the individual's economic status nonetheless. (Editor/DMM) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |