The idea of "Utopia" has made a comeback in the age of globalization, and the bewildering technological shifts and economic uncertainties of the present era call for novel forms of utopia. Tally argues that a new form of utopian discourse is needed for understanding, and moving beyond, the current world system.Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: 'A map of the world which does not contain Utopia' 1. The End of Utopia at the Present Time 2. A Meditation on the Impossible 3. Power to the Imagination 4. Mapping the Postnational World System Conclusion: Hic Sunt Dracones Bibliography IndexRobert T. Tally Jr. is Associate Professor of English at Texas State University, USA. He is the translator of Bertrand Westphal s Geocriticism: Real and Fictional Spaces.