{"product_id":"utopia-hardcover-2","title":"Utopia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas More\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive-hundred-year anniversary edition of More s \u003ci\u003eUtopia\u003c\/i\u003e, with writing from major science fiction writers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\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? \u003cbr\u003e In this quincentenary edition, published in conjunction with Somerset House, More s text is introduced by multi-award-winning author China Mieville and accompanied by four essays from Ursula K. Le Guin, today s most distinguished utopian writer and thinker..\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Thomas More\u003c\/b\u003e (1478 1535) was a counsellor to Henry VIII of England and a revered Renaissance humanist scholar. He was executed for refusing to acknowledge the king as head of the Church of England and was eventually canonized by the Catholic Church as a result. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twenty-two novels, four collections of essays, seven books of poetry, twelve children s books and over a hundred short stories. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChina Mieville\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, including the \u003ci\u003eThe City and The City\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis Census-Taker\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42741369372735,"sku":"9781613829646","price":32.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c1fe594eb3eeaedd596cc7eb30586df1.webp?v=1765161096","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/utopia-hardcover-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}