Description: As the antipode to Europe, Australia provided a radically different and uniquely fertile ground for envisioning places, spaces and societies. 'The Antipodal Utopia' evaluates this complex intellectual history by mapping out how Western visions of Australia evolved from antiquity to the modern period.
Review Quotes:
'This groundbreaking volume goes further into the origins, prehistory and realisation of Australian utopianism than any before it. Impeccably researched and brilliantly argued, it sets a new and exciting direction in Australian cultural history.'
-Bill Ashcroft FAHA, Professor Emeritus, School of the Arts and Media, University of New South Wales, Australia