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Social & political philosophy
Hardcover. "Man is a political animal", Aristotle asserts near the beginning of the "Politics". This title traces the surprising implications of Aristotle's claim and explores the treatise's relevance to political concerns. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226284026
- ISBN
- 9780226284026
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Condition: New
€ 92.73€ 76.88
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HPCF; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 235 x 39. Weight in Grams: 786.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226311494
- ISBN
- 9780226311494
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€ 92.73€ 77.08
€ 92.73
€ 77.08
Hardcover. This work explores the question of national identity in the context of Ancient Greece, drawing on a wide range of evidence to determine when, how, why and to what extent the Greeks conceived themselves as a single people. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 maps, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226313290
- ISBN
- 9780226313290
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€ 92.73€ 76.88
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Paperback. Political theology is a distinctly modern problem, one that takes shape in some of the most important theoretical writings of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This book assembles scholars to examine the role played by sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literature and thought in modern conceptions of political theology. Editor(s): Hammill, Graham L.; Lupton, Julia Reinhard. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; HPS; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226314983
- ISBN
- 9780226314983
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€ 40.99€ 31.73
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Paperback. Editor(s): Owen, David B.; Olson, Joanne K. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226340210
- ISBN
- 9780226340210
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€ 45.99€ 35.51
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Paperback. Shows that Leo Strauss' defense of liberal democracy was closely connected to his skepticism of both the extreme Left and extreme Right. It assesses Strauss's attempt to direct teaching of political science away from examination of mass behavior and interest-group politics and toward study of philosophical principles on which politics are based. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763897
- ISBN
- 9780226763897
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.75
€ 23.99
€ 19.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226777153
- ISBN
- 9780226777153
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.28
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€ 25.28
Hardback. From Plato through the nineteenth century, the West could draw on comprehensive political visions to guide government and society. This work contends that we have lost our foundational supports. It takes up the work of seven influential thinkers, each of whom attempted to construct a political solution to this problem. Num Pages: 432 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226777467
- ISBN
- 9780226777467
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Condition: New
€ 92.73€ 76.88
€ 92.73
€ 76.88
Paperback. The election of America's first black president has led many to believe that race is no longer a real obstacle to success and that remaining racial inequality stems largely from the failure of minority groups to take personal responsibility for seeking out opportunities. The author upends this view. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JFSL3; JHMC; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226817125
- ISBN
- 9780226817125
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.28
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Hardcover. Animal studies and biopolitics are two of the most dynamic areas of interdisciplinary scholarship. Bringing these two emergent areas of thought into direct conversation, this book fosters a new discussion about the status of nonhuman animals and the shared plight of humans and animals under biopolitics. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCX; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226922409
- ISBN
- 9780226922409
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Condition: New
€ 92.73€ 76.88
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Paperback. Leo Strauss' "What Is Political Philosophy?" addresses almost every major theme in his life's work and is often viewed as a defense of his overall philosophic approach. Written by scholars well-known for their expertise on Strauss' thought, this book includes essays that apply to Strauss the same meticulous approach he developed in reading others. Editor(s): Major, Rafael. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316. Reading What is Political Philosophy?. 240 pages. Editor(s): Major, Rafael. Leo Strauss' "What Is Political Philosophy?" addresses almost every major theme in his life's work and is often viewed as a defense of his overall philosophic approach. Written by scholars well-known for their expertise on Strauss' thought, this book includes essays that apply to Strauss the same meticulous approach he developed in reading others. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight: 316.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924212
- ISBN
- 9780226924212
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€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Is Leo Strauss truly an intellectual forebear of neoconservatism and a powerful force in shaping Bush administration foreign policy? This title puts this question to rest, revealing how the popular media came to perpetuate an oversimplified view of a complex and wide-ranging philosopher. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226993331
- ISBN
- 9780226993331
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.28
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Paperback. Hailed by Terry Eagleton in the Guardian as "definitive," this is the only complete and authoritative edition of Antonio Gramsci's deeply personal and vivid prison letters. Editor(s): Rosengarten, Frank. Translator(s): Rosenthal, Raymond. Num Pages: 431 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075558
- ISBN
- 9780231075558
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
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Paperback. Utopianism suffers from an image problem: a recent exhibition on utopias in Paris and New York included photographs of Hitler's "Mein Kampf" and a Nazi concentration camp. This work examines the anti-utopian mindset and identifies how utopian thought came to be regarded with suspicion. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128957
- ISBN
- 9780231128957
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
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Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135948
- ISBN
- 9780231135948
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Condition: New
€ 126.35€ 95.24
€ 126.35
€ 95.24
Hardback. Argues that the capacity for autonomy is rooted in the power relations that constitute the self. This work analyzes power, including the complicated phenomenon of subjection, without giving up on the ideal of autonomy. It shows how the self can be both constituted by power and capable of an autonomous self-constitution. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136228
- ISBN
- 9780231136228
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Condition: New
€ 106.64€ 80.88
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Hardback. Theodor W Adorno was a major twentieth-century philosopher and social critic whose writings on oppositional culture in art, music, and literature increasingly stand at the center of contemporary intellectual debate. This collection gathers together sixteen essays about the philosopher. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136587
- ISBN
- 9780231136587
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Condition: New
€ 106.64€ 80.88
€ 106.64
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Hardback. Proposing a political theory for a post-9/11 world, this title addresses the root causes of our seemingly endless war on terror and considers the "talking cures" of testimony, such as South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and other public deliberations that have helped societies work through, rather than act out, their conflicts. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138802
- ISBN
- 9780231138802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.70
€ 83.70
Paperback. Reconsiders the political, cultural, and legal nature of modernity in relation to religion. This title argues that the work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau was instrumental in the evolution of modernity. In Rousseau, it pinpoints the origins of contemporary notions of the public and private and their relationship to religion. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HPCD; HPS; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139694
- ISBN
- 9780231139694
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Condition: New
€ 57.96€ 45.44
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€ 45.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144582
- ISBN
- 9780231144582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.99
€ 83.99