Looking Backward: 2000-1887 is a utopian science fiction novel by Edward
Bellamy, a lawyer and writer from western Massachusetts; it was first published
in 1887. According to Erich Fromm, Looking Backward is "one of the most
remarkable books ever published in America". […]
The book tells the story of 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 nationalisation of all industry,
the use of an "industrial army" to organise production and distribution, as
well as how to ensure free cultural production under such conditions. […]
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