Future: A Recent History

The history of our attitudes toward the possibilities of tomorrow:"A fascinating trek through American future visions from the 1920s to the present." —Lori C. Walters, Ph.D., University of Central Florida

The future is not a fixed idea but a highly variable one that reflects the values of those who are imagining it. By studying the ways that visionaries imagined the future—particularly that of America—in the past century, much can be learned about the cultural dynamics of the times.

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