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Hardcover. The most accessible expression of Francois Laruelle's non-philosophical, or 'non-standard', thought, General Theory of Victims forges a new role for contemporary philosophers and intellectuals by rethinking their relation to victims. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745679600
- ISBN
- 9780745679600
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Condition: New
€ 65.05
€ 65.05
Hardcover. In 1988, the renowned sociologist Pierre Bourdieu and the leading historian Roger Chartier met for a series of lively discussions that were broadcast on French public radio. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 256.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
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- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745679587
- ISBN
- 9780745679587
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 52.21
€ 52.99
€ 52.21
Hardcover. Major transformations in society are always accompanied by parallel transformations in systems of social communication D what we call the media. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 618.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745672571
- ISBN
- 9780745672571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.49
€ 71.49
Paperback. What do we know about war crimes and justice? What are the discursive practices through which the dominant images of war crimes, atrocity and justice are understood? In this wide ranging text, Michael J. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
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- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671550
- ISBN
- 9780745671550
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Condition: New
€ 24.19
€ 24.19
Paperback. What is slavery? It seems a simple enough question. Despite the long history of the institution and its widespread use around the globe, many people still largely associate slavery, outside of the biblical references in the Old Testament, to the enslavement of Africans in America, particularly the United States. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 362.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671512
- ISBN
- 9780745671512
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Condition: New
€ 25.61
€ 25.61
Hardcover. This book stands as a testimony to Bauman's belief in the enduring relevance of sociology. But it is also a call to us all to start questioning the world in which we live and to transform ourselves from being the victims of circumstance into the makers of our own history. For that, at the end of the day, is the use of sociology. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671246
- ISBN
- 9780745671246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.86
€ 58.86
Paperback. Francois Laruelle's non-philosophy or non-standard philosophy represents a bold attempt to rethink how philosophy is practiced in relation to other domains of knowledge. There is a growing interest in Laruelle's work in the English-speaking world, but his work is often misunderstood as a wholesale critique of philosophy. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671239
- ISBN
- 9780745671239
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Condition: New
€ 24.17
€ 24.17
Hardcover. * Jean-Francois Lyotard is one of the most influential philosophers of the last fifty years and his book, The Postmodern Condition, was an international bestseller. * This short and very accessible book consists of a series of introductory lectures on philosophy that Lyotard gave to new students. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745670720
- ISBN
- 9780745670720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 52.65
€ 52.99
€ 52.65
Hardcover. This accessible new book provides a clear and wide-ranging introduction to the defining problems of contemporary philosophy. Its unique feature is to focus on problems that cut across the established divide between analytic and continental philosophical traditions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745670294
- ISBN
- 9780745670294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.49
€ 71.49
Hardcover.
I lived the same life as everyone else, the life of ordinary people, the masses. Sitting in a prison cell in the autumn of 1944, Hans Fallada sums up his life under the National Socialist dictatorship, the time of inward emigration . Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BJ; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745669885
- ISBN
- 9780745669885
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.79
€ 26.99
€ 21.79
Paperback.
The planet is sick. Human beings are guilty of damaging it. Wehave to pay. Today, that is the orthodoxy throughout the Westernworld. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745669779
- ISBN
- 9780745669779
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Condition: New
€ 18.60
€ 18.60
Hardcover. Andrew Leach s Rome is the first book in Polity s exciting new Cities in World History series, which aims to provide the general reader and traveller with historically informed companions to the world s greatest cities. Series: Cities in World History. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; WTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 116 x 22. Weight in Grams: 336.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745669748
- ISBN
- 9780745669748
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Condition: New
€ 52.97€ 45.29
€ 52.97
€ 45.29
Hardcover. The theory of justice is one of the most intensely debated areas of contemporary philosophy. Most theories of justice, however, have only attained their high level of justification at great cost. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 30. Weight in Grams: 724.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745669427
- ISBN
- 9780745669427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.15
€ 71.15
Hardcover.
In this important new book, the leading philosopherFrancois Laruelle examines the role of intellectuals in oursocieties today, specifically with regards to criminal justice. Heargues that, rather than concerning themselves with abstractphilosophical notions like justice, truth and violence,intellectuals should focus on the human victims. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745668406
- ISBN
- 9780745668406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.28
€ 65.28
Paperback. Martin Heidegger is among the most important philosophers of the Twentieth Century. Within the continental tradition, almost every great figure has been deeply influenced by his work. For this reason, a full understanding of the course of modern philosophy is impossible without at least a basic grasp of Heidegger. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745664927
- ISBN
- 9780745664927
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Condition: New
€ 25.40
€ 25.40
Hardcover. An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge, 2nd Edition guides the reader through the key issues and debates in contemporary epistemology. Lucid, comprehensive and accessible, it is an ideal textbook for students who are new to the subject and for university undergraduates. The book is divided into five parts. Num Pages: 224 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 596.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745664316
- ISBN
- 9780745664316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.49
€ 71.49
Paperback.
The most forceful philosophical objections to belief in God arise from the existence of evil. Bad things happen in the world and it is not clear how this is compatible with the existence of an all-powerful and perfectly loving being. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745664071
- ISBN
- 9780745664071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.22
€ 22.22
Paperback. This is the first English-language introduction to Peter Sloterdijk, the distinguished German philosopher and controversial public intellectual. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 246.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745663814
- ISBN
- 9780745663814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.93
€ 22.93
Paperback. * This is a highly original study of everyday life in the Nazi concentration camps. * Suderland examines the ways in which prisoners coped with the degrading conditions of the camps, by looking closely at their daily activities and routines, as well as the social relationships and networks they created. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745663364
- ISBN
- 9780745663364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.50
€ 25.50
Hardcover. * This is a highly original study of everyday life in the Nazi concentration camps. * Suderland examines the ways in which prisoners coped with the degrading conditions of the camps, by looking closely at their daily activities and routines, as well as the social relationships and networks they created. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745663357
- ISBN
- 9780745663357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.34
€ 77.34