{"product_id":"utopia-1","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":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57487879143797,"sku":"9781784787608","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781784787608.jpg?v=1786355101","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/utopia-1","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}