"Rethinking the nature of Thomas More's iconic book and its historical impact, Utopia 1516-2016: More's Eccentric Essay and its Activist Aftermath offers both new insights into the work itself and scholarly discussions of later utopianism. In addition to two studies that place Utopia in the context of More's complex relationship to Erasmus, the present collection includes detailed analyses of the early-modern reception of Utopia in England and the Low Countries, as well as essays on ideological thinking and the utopian mind, all of which--in both critical and favorable ways--explore the influence of utopian logic on the philosophical imagination, on political theory, and on futuristic expectations in present-day society."--Page 4 of cover.