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Utopia and the Ideal Society: A Study of English Utopian Writing 1516–1700
J. C. Davis
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hardcover. This book provides a major study for all those working in the fields of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century political and social thought. Num Pages: 437 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX. Dimension: 228 x 152. . Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
While great interest has been shown recently in the nature of utopian thought and its significance in western development, much of the discussion has been marked by imprecision and generality. This book opens with an attempt to give clarity, substance and precision to the definition of utopia by isolating its characteristics in contrast with those of other forms of ideal society. The value of these distinctions is shown in a detailed re-examination of the sixteenth-century European writers who developed the re-emergent form of utopia. As a whole, the book brings the discussion of utopian thought closer to the mainstream concerns ... Read more
While great interest has been shown recently in the nature of utopian thought and its significance in western development, much of the discussion has been marked by imprecision and generality. This book opens with an attempt to give clarity, substance and precision to the definition of utopia by isolating its characteristics in contrast with those of other forms of ideal society. The value of these distinctions is shown in a detailed re-examination of the sixteenth-century European writers who developed the re-emergent form of utopia. As a whole, the book brings the discussion of utopian thought closer to the mainstream concerns ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
437
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521233965
SKU
KTS0036155
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