{"product_id":"mores-utopia-dominic-baker-smith-9780802083760","title":"More's Utopia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Utopia\" has a strong claim to be the most misunderstood book ever written; its name has been hijacked by countless idealistic schemes having little in common with More's own assessment of social possibilities. For although it contributes to a line of argument that can be traced from Plato to Marx, \"Utopia\" is first and foremost a literary work that appeals to the imagination and seeks to question us rather than to proffer answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study prepares the reader for these challenges, placing the work in the context of early sixteenth-century Europe and the intellectual preoccupations of More's own humanist circle, and clarifying those sources in classical and Christian political thought that provoked his writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Utopia\" is presented as a penetrating reflection on political idealism, one that has lost none of its relevance in an age that has witnessed the collapse of Marxists aspirations to social control. Dominic Baker-Smith also surveys the varied critical reception accorded to \"Utopia\" over the last four centuries, providing an intriguing look at \"Utopia's\" role in cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dominic Baker-Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802083765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802083760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.56w x 0.83d","brand":"Dominic Baker-Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448960987391,"sku":"9780802083760","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a07bf4fa-a39d-4ae7-8409-157d74ccde84.jpg?v=1777261357","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mores-utopia-dominic-baker-smith-9780802083760","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}