Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Utopia

Check the Oxford English Dictionary for the definitions and history of the words 'utopia" "utopian" and "utopianism".

Find histories of utopian philosophy, communities and biographies of the people most identified with utopianism in Facts on File-History Database Search.

Search for books on topics related to utopia in iBistro.

The following databases can be searched for newspaper, magazine and journal articles:

Academic Search Premier - magazine and journal articles

JSTOR - journal articles

Historical Newspapers -The New York Times, Lexis-Nexis and the Star Ledger -newspaper articles

To find literary criticism:

iBistro

Academic Search Premier

JSTOR

Facts on File - Bloom's Literary Reference Center

Biography Reference Bank - search the name of the author and check under "Reviews and Criticism"

MLA Bibliography


Here are several websites on utopia:

America and the Utopian Dream - from Yale's Beinecke Library

Utopia: The Search for an Ideal Society - from NYPL

Utopia: Citizenship-Dreamers and Dissenters - from the British Library

Alternative and Utopian Communities
- a megasite

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