{"product_id":"utopia-by-thomas-more-9780141442327","title":"Utopia","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA major new translation by Dominic Baker-Smith of More's perennially popular Latin text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUtopia\u003c\/em\u003e is Thomas More's work of philosophical fiction, imagining the island of the title, on which thousands live in peace and harmony. Through dialogue and correspondence between Raphael Hythloday and his friends and contemporaries, More explores the theories behind war, political disagreements, social quarrels, and wealth distribution, and goes into the day-to-day lives of those citizens enjoying freedom from fear, oppression, violence, and suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis vision of an ideal world is also a scathing satire of Europe in the sixteenth century which has been hugely influential since publication, shaping utopian fiction even to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEven if you can't eradicate harmful ideas or remedy established evils, that's no reason to turn your back on the body politic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46505527279852,"sku":"9780141442327","price":19.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780141442327.jpg?v=1748683805","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/utopia-by-thomas-more-9780141442327","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}