{"product_id":"looking-backward-9781539673576","title":"Looking Backward","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Edward Bellamy\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Time Travel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Bellamy (1850 -1898) was an American author and socialist, most famous for his utopian novel, Looking Backward, a tale set in the distant future of the year 2000. Bellamy's vision of a harmonious future world inspired the formation of at least 165 \"Nationalist Clubs\" dedicated to the propagation of Bellamy's political ideas and working to make them a practical reality. Bellamy's novel tells the story of a hero figure named Julian West, a young American who, towards the end of the 19th century, falls into a deep, hypnosis-induced sleep and wakes up one hundred and thirteen years later. He finds himself in the same location (Boston, Massachusetts), but in a totally changed world: It is the year 2000 and, while he was sleeping, the United States has been transformed into a socialist utopia. The remainder of the book outlines Bellamy's thoughts about improving the future. The major themes include problems associated with capitalism, a proposed socialist solution of a nationalization of all industry, the use of an \"industrial army\" to organize production and distribution, as well as how to ensure free cultural production under such conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45535684821143,"sku":"9781539673576","price":803.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781539673576.webp?v=1767675108","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/looking-backward-9781539673576","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}