Everyday Utopia

History is made by the dreamers … A must-read – THOMAS PIKETTY, author of A Brief History of EqualityJust wonderful – ANGELA SAINI, author of The PatriarchsThis warm, intelligent and lucid book takes us on a deep dive into how people have created better systems for living – systems that actually work – ROBERT WALDINGER, author of The Good Life and director of the Harvard Study of Adult DevelopmentExhilarating. A powerful reminder that dreaming of better worlds is not just some fantastical project but also a very serious political one – REBECCA TRAISTER, author of Good and MadKristen Ghodsee is back with another splendid insight: utopia can and ought to be an everyday thing. In every home. Invigorating writing for a cheerless era – YANIS VAROUFAKIS, author of Technofeudalism

Kristen Ghodsee is a feminist ethnographer and the author of Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism. She is professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship for her work in anthropology and cultural studies. Her articles and essays have appeared in many publications including the New York Times and the Washington Post.