TY  - JOUR
ID  - 2551
UR  - https://bahai-library.com/afnan_good_world_nations
WT  - Baha'i Library Online
T1  - Good of the World and the Happiness of the Nations, The: A Study of Modern Utopian and Dystopian Literature
T2  - 
JF  - Journal of Bahá'í Studies
JA  - JBS
A1  - Afnan,Elham
A2  - 
A3  - 
Y1  - 1989
Y2  - 
VL  - 1
IS  - 4
SP  - 1
EP  - 20
M2  - 
PB  - Association for Bahá'í Studies North America
CY  - Ottawa, ON
M1  - 
M3  - Articles
SN  -         
LA  - English
L3  - 
DO  - 
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U2  - 
U3  - 
AB  - The Bahá'í Writings, with their new understanding of human destiny, can bridge the gap between utopian visions of progress from 19th-century literature and dystopian visions of 20th-century fiction, disillusioned by war and social and economic disasters.
N1  - See also commentary by Ross Woodman.
C1  - 
KW  - 19th century
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Administrative Order
KW  - Age of transition
KW  - Arts and crafts
KW  - Betterment of the world
KW  - Disintegration and integration
KW  - Forces of light and darkness
KW  - Freedom and liberty
KW  - Future
KW  - Happiness
KW  - History (general)
KW  - Hope
KW  - Human nature
KW  - Idealism
KW  - Justice
KW  - Literature
KW  - Literature, English
KW  - Maturity of humanity
KW  - Peace
KW  - Progressive revelation
KW  - Promise of World Peace (statement)
KW  - Social transformation
KW  - Transformation
KW  - Unity
KW  - Unity in diversity
KW  - Utopias and dystopias
KW  - War (general)
KW  - World order
ER  -