Utopia / Thomas More ; introduction by China Miéville ; essays by Ursula K. Le Guin.

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More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535 [Browse]
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Book
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English
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London ; New York : Verso, 2016.
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216 pages ; 24 cm

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    "Five hundred years since its first publication, Thomas More's Utopia 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. But there has always been a shadow at the heart of Utopia. If this is a depiction of the perfect state, why, as well as wonder, does it provoke a growing unease? In this quincentenary edition, 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.."--Amazon.com.
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    "The text of More's Utopia (1516) is based on the Cassell & Company edition of 1901, edited by David Price."
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    Translated from the Latin.
    Contents
    • Introduction / China Miéville. Close to the shore ; The limits of Utopia
    • Utopia / Thomas Moore
    • Essays / Ursula K. Le Guin. A non-Euclidean view of California as a cold place to be ; Utopiyin, utopiyang ; A war without end ; The operating instructions.
    ISBN
    • 9781784787608 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 1784787604 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2016027510
    OCLC
    940933329
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