{"product_id":"mores-utopia-1","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\n\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\n\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\n","brand":"By Dominic Baker-Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43575858725046,"sku":"9781442677395","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781442677395_6742f018-db1c-4b54-864c-f882258e48d6.jpg?v=1727467103","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/mores-utopia-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}