"[Future History]. A Serviceable Past"

1973 Benello, C. George (1926-87). “[Future History]. A Serviceable Past.” In 1973 American Anthropological Association Experimental Symposium on Cultural Futuristics: Pre-Conference Volume. [Minneapolis, Minnesota: Office for Applied Social Science and the Future, University of Minnesota]. Rpt. as “A Future History.” In Cultures of the Future. Ed. Magoroh Maruyama and Arthur M. Harkins (The Hague, The Netherlands: Mouton, 1978), 561-91. PSt

Detailed eutopia of two societies set in 2010. In one, depletion of resources has produced a poor society. In the other, a eutopia is presented that reflects growth and emphasizes ecology and religion. Decentralization, crafts, and education through apprenticeship. The author was born in the U.S. and taught in various universities in the U.S. and Canada, where he was teaching at the time of publication. He is best known for his work on participatory democracy.