{"product_id":"utopia-thomas-more-9781784787608","title":"Utopia","description":"\u003cb\u003eFive-hundred-year anniversary edition of More's \u003ci\u003eUtopia\u003c\/i\u003e, with writing from major science fiction writers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFive hundred years since its first publication, Thomas More's \u003ci\u003eUtopia\u003c\/i\u003e remains astonishingly radical and provocative. More imagines an island nation where thousands live in peace and harmony, men and women are both educated, and property is communal. In a text hovering between fantasy, satire, blueprint and game, More explores the theories and realities behind war, political conflicts, social tensions and redistribution, and imagines the day-to-day lives of a citizenry living free from fear, oppression, violence and suffering. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But there has always been a shadow at the heart of \u003ci\u003eUtopia\u003c\/i\u003e. If this is a depiction of the perfect state, why, as well as wonder, does it provoke a growing unease? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this quincentenary edition, published in conjunction with Somerset House, More's text is introduced by multi-award-winning author China Mi ville and accompanied by four essays from Ursula K. Le Guin, today's most distinguished utopian writer and thinker..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas More\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784787604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784787608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Thomas More","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050943770879,"sku":"9781784787608","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b07af93a-94ab-45fd-9c18-38e42a35d13e.jpg?v=1685010161","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/utopia-thomas-more-9781784787608","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}