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Binding: Audio CassetteDewey Decimal Number: 335.02 EAN: 9780786102419 ISBN: 0786102411 Label: Blackstone Audiobooks Manufacturer: Blackstone Audiobooks Number Of Items: 4 Publication Date: 1991-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Studio: Blackstone Audiobooks Sales Rank: 1655121 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Since its publication in 1516, Utopia has provoked a hailstorm of debate. The minute details More ascribed to his "perfect world" make Utopia still a work of the future. 4 cassettes. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Unfortunately too 16th century in its thinkingI bought this book because it is a revered "classic". While I am sure More's intent might have been good, and his ideas even acceptable during his time, the main problem with his theory is the lack of freedom allotted to the individuals in his utopia. This sort of thing just does not fly these days. Rating:  - It's a bookI needed Utopia for a class, so whether or not I enjoyed it is pretty much irrelevant. I doubt this book is being read for personal enjoyment, but it wasn't a bad read. Rating: - Literary Garden of EdenThis was required reading for a graduate course in the Humanities. A great story and important historical work in literature. History of Utopia begins with Thomas Moore's book in 1516 he coins the phrase Utopia. Ideal societies have been around before like Garden of Eden, city on a hill. For Moore the idea of utopia was intended to be an ironic one. One of the problems you are faced with when reading his utopia is that you cannot really tell when he is serious and when he is being satirical. ... Read More Rating:  - Very Satisfied with ProductI was happy to receive my book in great condition. The process was easy and shipping took but a short time. I was very pleased. Rating: - Utopia: Not As Free As You Might Think When Thomas More wrote UTOPIA in 1516, he attempted to postulate how human beings could create a society that would be as nearly perfect as possible. At least that is what is commonly believed that he tried to do. For those who have read his book, they immediately see some troubling issues. The first sticky point is to define what he meant by the term "utopia." Did he mean a totally democratic state; such as the ancient Greeks had, in which each citizen had direct voting in all issues? Or perhaps ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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