{"product_id":"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\u003cbr\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\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\u003cbr\u003e 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":"Verso Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370541748285,"sku":"9781784787608","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781784787608_p0.jpg?v=1771563291","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781784787608","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}