{"product_id":"9781849666824","title":"Utopian Moments Reading Utopian Texts","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTextual Moments in the History of Political Thought\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eUtopian Moments\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReading Utopian Texts\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJ. C. Davis | Miguel Ángel Ramiro Avilés | Miguel Avilés\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Political Ideologies \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin literature, history, politics, philosophy and theology, the interpretation of utopian ideals has evolved constantly. Juxtaposing historical views on utopian diagnoses, prescriptions and on the character and value of utopian thought with more modern interpretations, this volume explores how our ideal utopia has transformed over time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChallenging long-held interpretations, the contributors turn a fresh eye to canonical texts, and open them up to a twenty-first century audience. From Moore's \u003ci\u003eUtopia \u003c\/i\u003eto Le Guin's \u003ci\u003eThe Dispossessed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUtopian Moments \u003c\/i\u003eputs forward a lively and accessible debate on the nature and significance of utopian thought and tradition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach essay focuses on a key passage from the selected work using it to encourage both the specialist and the reader new to the field to read afresh. Written by an international team of leading scholars, the essays range from the sixteenth century to the present day and are designed to be both stimulating and accessible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ.C. Davis\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of East Anglia. He has written extensively on the history of utopian thought and on political and religious thought in the English Revolution 1640-1660. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eUtopia and the Ideal Society \u003c\/i\u003e(1981), and numerous other writings on Utopian thought which are benchmarks in the field. Described as a 'brilliant and provocative iconoclast', he taught at a number of universities in the UK and abroad and set up the School of History at the University of East Anglia.\u003cb\u003eMiguel Angel Ramiro Avilés is Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Law at Alcalá University and Visiting Fellow of Externado University (Bogotá, Colombia). He is member of the Monitoring Boby of the National Human Rights Action Plan. He was previously Senior Lecturer at Carlos III de Madrid University, where he was Deputy Director of the \"Bartolomé de las Casas\" Human Rights Institute and Director of the Human Rights Master Program.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 June 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781849666824\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331348136076,"sku":"9781849666824","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_296b9403-c865-4fed-a907-5297c9f047e8.jpg?v=1783596068","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781849666824","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}