UTOPIA FOR REALISTS AND HOW WE CAN GET THERE

London, England: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. London, England: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 320 pages. Book-length account on subject. One of the most valuable and indispensable books of our time. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United Kingdom. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the American Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only that sold out shortly after publication. The First Edition is now rare. Presents Rutger Bregman's "Utopia For Realists And How We Can Get There" in a felicitous English translation. The European thinker's passionate, brilliantly argued, and persuasive case for the three things that will radically address the most basic and seemingly intractable problems facing humanity in the 21st century: Universal Basic Income. Open Borders. A 15-Hour Work Week. "Does it sound too good to be true? One of Europe's leading thinkers shows how we can build an ideal world today. One of those rare books that takes you by surprise and challenges what you think can happen. From a Canadian city that once completely eradicated poverty to Richard Nixon's near-implementation of a basic income for Americans, Bregman takes us on a journey through history, beyond the traditional Left-Right divide, as he champions ideas whose time has come. Every progressive milestone of civilization, from the end of slavery to the beginning of democracy, was once considered a utopian fantasy. Both challenging and bracing, Bregman demonstrates that new utopian ideas, like the elimination of poverty and the creation of the 15-hour work-week, can become a reality in our lifetime" (Publisher's blurb) . The elimination of poverty, NOT the elimination of inequality, is the one moral, not just existential, imperative of our time. An absolute "must-have" title for Rutger Bregman collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed in black pen-marker on the title page by Rutger Bregman. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. Bregman's signature on this copy is the best we have ever seen. This title is a great book. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (British) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Precedes and should NOT be confused with the American Edition. Copies available online have serious flaws because they have been pored over, are in innumerable subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. One of the most brilliant thinkers of our time. A fine copy. . ISBN 1408890267.