Millennialism, Utopianism, and Progress

Theodore Olson

Published by University of Toronto Press 1982

Millennialism, Utopianism, and Progress

Theodore Olson

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https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487583231

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About this book

The basis of the book is the provocative thesis that the idea of progress results from the uneasy eighteenth-century union of elements of millennial and utopian thought.

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Olson Theodore :

Theodore Olson is associate professor in the Division of Social Science at York University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART ONE, Millennialism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
PART TWO. Utopianism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
PART THREE. The formation of the doctrine of progress Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
PART FOUR. Progress and the third age Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
PART FIVE. Progress and will Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
PART SIX. Towards a critique of progress Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
Works cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 336

eBook

Published: December 15, 1982
ISBN: 9781487583231