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Utopia
Contributor(s): More, Thomas (Author), Adams, James (Read by)

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 ISBN: 1433212676     ISBN-13: 9781433212673
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
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Published: January 2008
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Annotation: Utopia is the name given by Sir Thomas More to an imaginary island of idyllic happiness in this political work written in 1516 presenting a perceptive analysis of contemporary social, economic, and moral ills in England.

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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | History & Theory - General
- Philosophy | Political
Dewey: 335.02
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Series: Classic Collection (Blackstone Audio)
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 7.38" W x 5.54" L (0.21 lbs) 1 pages
Features: Ikids, Unabridged
 
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Publisher Description:
In this political work written in 1516, Utopia is the name given by Sir Thomas More to an imaginary island. Book I of Utopia, a dialogue, presents a perceptive analysis of contemporary social, economic, and moral ills in England. Book II is a narrative describing a country run according to the ideals of the English humanists, where poverty, crime, injustice, and other ills do not exist. Locating his island in the New World, More bestowed it with everything to support a perfectly organized and happy people. The name of this fictitious place, Utopia, coined by More, passed into general usage and has been applied to all such ideal fictions, fantasies, and blueprints for the future, including works by Rabelais, Francis Bacon, Samuel Butler, and several by H. G. Wells, including his A Modern Utopia.

Contributor Bio(s): More, Sir Thomas: -

Sir Thomas More (1478-1535), English statesman, lawyer, humanist, saint, poet, and author, was one of the most versatile and talented men of his age. He held important government positions, including serving as lord chancellor. Though he had been a long-time friend of King Henry VIII, he was a staunch Catholic and could not accept the king's demand that all subjects acknowledge the king above the pope, resulting in his execution in 1535. With his writing of Utopia, he takes his place with the most eminent humanists of the Renaissance.

Adams, James: -

James Adams is one of the world's leading authorities on terrorism and intelligence, and for more than twenty-five years he has specialized in national security. He is also the author of fourteen bestselling books on warfare, with a particular emphasis on covert warfare. A former managing editor of the London Sunday Times and CEO of United Press International, he trained as a journalist in England, where he graduated first in the country. Now living in Southern Oregon, he has narrated numerous audiobooks and earned an AudioFile Earphones Award and two coveted Audie Award for best narration.
 
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