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Hardcover. This collection is devoted to questions in meta-ethics and moral psychology arising from the work of David Hume. The collection focuses on questions arising from Hume's views on reason, motivation and virtue including new essays from notable Hume scholars. Editor(s): Pigden, Charles R. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230205277
ISBN
9780230205277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.47

Hardcover. This volume focuses on the publisher's series as a cultural formation - a material artifact and component of cultural hierarchies. Contributors engage with archival research, cultural theory, literary and bibliometric analysis (amongst a range of other approaches) to contextualize the publisher's series in terms of its cultural and economic work. Editor(s): Fraser, Robert; Hammond, Mary. Num Pages: 218 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230210332
ISBN
9780230210332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Which practices count as resistance? Why, where, and how does resistance emerge? When is resistance effective, and when is it truly progressive? In addressing these questions, this book brings together novel theoretical and empirical perspectives from a diverse range of disciplinary and geographical locales. Editor(s): Cheliotis, Leonidas K. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFF; JFM; JKV; JPV; YQH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230210394
ISBN
9780230210394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.28

Hardcover. This balanced and innovative collection explores the relationship of Shakespeare's plays to the changing face of early modern religion, considering the connections between Shakespeare's theatre and the religious past, the religious identities of the present and the deep cultural changes that would shape the future of religion in the modern world. Editor(s): Graham, Kenneth J. E.; Collington, Philip D. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230213098
ISBN
9780230213098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.12

Hardcover. This volume addresses war, developing political and national identities and the changing gender regimes of Europe and the Americas between 1775 and 1830. Military and civilian experiences of war and revolution, in free and slave societies, both reflected and shaped gender concepts and practices, in relation to class, ethnicity, race and religion. Editor(s): Hagemann, Karen; Mettele, Gisela; Rendall, Jane. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 391 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230218000
ISBN
9780230218000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.89

Hardcover. Nations and their Histories highlights the importance of the past and its uses in the formation of modern nations and national identities. The book looks at the construction of different national historiographies as well as present representations of the past in the political and cultural life of nations, covering the five continents. Editor(s): Carvalho, Susana; Gemenne, Francois. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; JHMC; JPA; JPB; JPFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230218604
ISBN
9780230218604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.43

Hardcover. How much can morality demand of well-off Westerners as a response to the plight of the poor and starving in the rest of the world? What does the answer tell us about the nature of morality? The cutting edge of this contemporary ethical debate is represented by eleven new essays from some of the world's leading moral philosophers. Editor(s): Chappell, Timothy. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219403
ISBN
9780230219403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.71

Hardcover. Leading scholars discuss whether some of the main tenets or theses that are currently or traditionally ascribed to Wittgenstein are still both theoretically and exegetically viable, by focusing on three well-established Wittgensteinian themes: mind, meaning, and metaphilosophy. Editor(s): Frascolla, Pasquale; Marconi, Diego; Voltolini, Alberto. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510. 304 pages. Editor(s): Frascolla, Pasquale; Marconi, Diego; Voltolini, Alberto. Leading scholars discuss whether some of the main tenets or theses that are currently or traditionally ascribed to Wittgenstein are still both theoretically and exegetically viable, by focusing on three well-established Wittgensteinian themes: mind, meaning, and metaphilosophy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 21. Weight: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219410
ISBN
9780230219410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.08

Hardcover. This collection explores the controversial and perhaps even abject idea that evils, large and small, human and natural, may have a central positive function to play in our lives. For centuries a concern of religious thinkers from the Christian tradition, very little systematic work has been done to explore this idea from the secular point of view. Editor(s): Tabensky, Pedro Alexis. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219557
ISBN
9780230219557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.53

Hardcover. Sartre scholars and others engage with Jean-Paul Sartre's descriptions of the human body, bringing him into dialogue with feminists, sociologists, psychologists and historians and asking: What is pain? Do men and women experience their bodies differently? How do society and culture shape our bodies? Can we re-shape them? Editor(s): Morris, Katherine J. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446. Series: Philosophers in Depth. 272 pages, 1 black & white halftones. Editor(s): Morris, Katherine J. Sartre scholars and others engage with Jean-Paul Sartre's descriptions of the human body, bringing him into dialogue with feminists, sociologists, psychologists and historians and asking: What is pain? Do men and women experience their bodies differently? How do society and culture shape our bodies? Can we re-shape them?. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK. Dimension: 223 x 136 x 21. Weight: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219670
ISBN
9780230219670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.16

Hardcover. This volume brings together distinguished Wittgenstein scholars and renowned philosophers of language in order to examine what Wittgenstein has to say about language and to assess its significance for contemporary philosophy. Editor(s): Whiting, Daniel. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219687
ISBN
9780230219687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.95

Hardcover. This is the first edited collection to bring together classic pieces and new work by leading scholars of Thomas Reid. The contributors explore key elements of Reid's ideas about moral epistemology, moral emotions, moral agency and practical ethics. Editor(s): Roeser, Sabine. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219694
ISBN
9780230219694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.16

Hardcover. Comprising essays by eleven up-and-coming scholars from across the globe, this collection of essays provides an unparalleled snapshot of new work in political philosophy using such diverse methodologies as critical theory and social choice theory, historical analysis and conceptual analysis. Editor(s): Bruin, Boudewijn Paul de; Zurn, Christopher F. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230221222
ISBN
9780230221222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. Comprising essays by eleven up-and-coming scholars from across the globe, this collection of essays provides an unparalleled snapshot of new work in political philosophy using such diverse methodologies as critical theory and social choice theory, historical analysis and conceptual analysis. Editor(s): Bruin, Boudewijn Paul de; Zurn, Christopher F. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230221239
ISBN
9780230221239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.08

Hardcover. How did European imperialism shape the ideas and practices of religion in East and Southeast Asia? Casting Faiths brings together eleven scholars to show how Western law, governance, education and mission shaped the basic understanding of what religion is, and what role it should play in society. Editor(s): DuBois, Thomas David. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230221581
ISBN
9780230221581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.23

Hardcover. Featuring contributions by new and established nineteenth-century theatre scholars, this collection of critical essays is the first of its kind devoted solely to Victorian pantomime. It takes us through the various manifestations of British pantomime in the Victorian period and its ambivalent relationship with Victorian values. Editor(s): Davis, Jim. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230221598
ISBN
9780230221598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.58

Hardcover. Charts the making of colonial spaces in settler colonies of the Pacific Rim during the last two centuries. Contributions journey through time, place and region, and piece together interwoven but discrete studies that illuminate transnational and local experiences - violent, ideological, and cultural - that produced settler-colonial space. Editor(s): Banivanua-Mar, Tracey; Edmonds, Penelope. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MB; 1QRP; HBJM; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230221796
ISBN
9780230221796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.52

Hardcover. Explains how William Gladstone responded to the 'Irish Question', and in so doing changed the British and Irish political landscape. Religion, land, self-government and nationalism became subjects of intensive political debate, raising issues about the constitution and national identity of the whole United Kingdom. Editor(s): Boyce, D. George; O'Day, Dr. Alan. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230221949
ISBN
9780230221949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.77

Hardcover. An examination of population movements, both forced and voluntary, within the broader context of Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War, in both Western and Eastern Europe. The authors bring to life problems of war and post-war chaos, and assess lasting social, political and demographic consequences. Editor(s): Reinisch, Jessica; White, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JHBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230222045
ISBN
9780230222045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.75

Hardcover. Clerics in the Middle Ages were subjected to differing ideals of masculinity, both from within the Church and from lay society. The historians in this volume interrogate the meaning of masculine identity for the medieval clergy, by considering a wide range of sources, time periods and geographical contexts. Editor(s): Thibodeaux, Jennifer D. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRAX; JFSJ2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462. Priests, Monks and Masculinity in the Middle Ages. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. 288 pages, 0. Editor(s): Thibodeaux, Jennifer D. Clerics in the Middle Ages were subjected to differing ideals of masculinity, both from within the Church and from lay society. The historians in this volume interrogate the meaning of masculine identity for the medieval clergy, by considering a wide range of sources, time periods and geographical contexts. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRAX; JFSJ2. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 21. Weight: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230222205
ISBN
9780230222205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.16

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