Utopia/Dystopia: Conditions of Historical Possibility does not focus on the concepts of utopia and dystopia themselves but considers them as tools to be used in historical studies. The editors of the book argue that certain utopian thoughts and actions can be a means of discovering the historical conditions that made their emergence possible. However, a certain understanding of the concepts of utopia/dystopia is implicit in these historical studies. This review aims to explore Utopia/Dystopia through the distinction between the ordinary and original meanings of the concepts.
