{"product_id":"9781634876650","title":"Visions of Utopia: A Political Theory Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVisions of Utopia: A Political Theory Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e approaches political theory through analysis of the modern ideologies that shape our experience of the world today. The reading selections shed light on the significant utopian elements in political theory as a whole as well as the “non-utopian” traditions that have dominated modern political and moral discourse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe anthology features the writing of seminal political thinkers including Plato and Aristotle, Thomas More, Marx and Engels, Locke, Rousseau, Adam Smith, and Thomas Hobbes. More recent political thought is represented by George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and B.F. Skinner. Students become familiar with communitarianism and the utopian universe, liberal and conservative reactions to utopianism, the feminist, environmentalist, and dystopian views of utopianism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized and designed from a utopian methodological perspective, \u003cem\u003eVision of Utopia\u003c\/em\u003eis well-suited to introductory courses in political theory, philosophy, and global studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJasper Sumner III\u003c\/strong\u003e completed his graduate studies at the University of Oklahoma and is a trustee lecturer in the School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University. Professor Sumner has taught courses in contemporary political philosophy, introductory political theory, classical political thought, and utopian thought. His writing has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eIndiana Journal of Political Science\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGovernance\u003c\/em\u003e, and he has been a presenter at the Society for Utopian Studies, the Southwestern Social Science Association, the Western Political Science Association, and the Midwest Political Science Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cognella Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059688030448,"sku":"9781634876650","price":126.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781634876650_p0.jpg?v=1763691598","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781634876650","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}