{"product_id":"utopia-7","title":"Utopia By More, Thomas","description":"Five hundred years since its first publication, Thomas More’s \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Utopia\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; 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.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;But there has always been a shadow at the heart of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Utopia\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;. If this is a depiction of the perfect state, why, as well as wonder, does it provoke a growing unease?\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;In this quincentenary edition, published in conjunction with Somerset House, More’s text is introduced by multi-award-winning author China Miéville and accompanied by four essays from Ursula K. Le Guin, today’s most distinguished utopian writer and thinker.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57556788281726,"sku":"NW9781784787608","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781784787608.jpg?v=1783254332","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/utopia-7","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}