Synopses & Reviews
This remarkable book, written soon after the French Revolution, has traditionally been considered one of the founding documents in the history of socialism. It introduces the best known and most extraordinary Utopia written in the past two centuries. Charles Fourier was among the first to formulate a right to a minimum standard of life. His radical approach involved a systematic critique of work, marriage and patriarchy, together with a parallel right to a "sexual minimum."
Synopsis
Translated into English for the first time, this classic text introduces the best known and most extraordinary utopia written in the last two centuries. It contains a radical, comprehensive, and at times very witty, attack on the common sexual and religious practices of civilised society.
Synopsis
Among the first to formulate a right to a minimum standard of life, Fourier's radical approach involved a systematic critique of work, marriage and patriarchy, with a parallel right to a "sexual minimum". This text introduces one of the best known Utopias in the history of socialism.
Table of Contents
Introduction; Principal events in Fourier's life; Brief note on further reading (in English); Translator's introduction; Theory of the four movements and of the general destinies; 1808 Introduction; First part; Second part; Third part; Omitted chapter; Note A; Advice to the civilised; 1818 Introduction.