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Paperback. Challenges our assumptions about voting, revealing why it is not a duty for most citizens. This title explains why voting is not necessarily the best way for citizens to exercise their civic duty, and why some citizens need to stay away from the polls to protect the democratic process from their uninformed, irrational, or immoral votes. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154442
- ISBN
- 9780691154442
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.86
€ 29.99
€ 21.86
paperback. A clear and concise introduction to the political philosophy of Alain Badiou, centred in a political context. Series: Modern European Thinkers. Num Pages: 200 pages, notes, references, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745318004
- ISBN
- 9780745318004
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.31
€ 40.99
€ 31.31
Paperback. In 1965, Tom Wolfe famously asked of Marshall McLuhan: "Suppose he is the oracle of the modern times--what if he is right?" Fifty years later, McLuhan's biographer Douglas Coupland, McLuhan's sons, and sixteen scholars explore the ways in which McLuhan's predictions have come true. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCA; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889773752
- ISBN
- 9780889773752
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.26
€ 26.99
€ 23.26
Paperback. We are told that we live in a post ideological era; that we have moved 'beyond Left and Right'; and that we are 'all in it together'. Democracy has been reduced to the consensual administration of economic necessity. How can we make sense of this form of depoliticisation? This title examines how the post political has come to dominate governance. Editor(s): Wilson, Japhy; Swyngedouw, Erik. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474403061
- ISBN
- 9781474403061
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
paperback. Why is McLuhan important? What use can we make of his approach to the media today? In this critical introduction, McLuhan's contribution is explained and his reputation reassessed. Series: Core Cultural Theorists Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780761952657
- ISBN
- 9780761952657
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Condition: New
€ 68.11
€ 68.11
Hardcover. Originally published as: Die Forme des Werdens (Geottingen: Wallstein Verlag, c2010). Num Pages: 432 pages, 68 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935408765
- ISBN
- 9781935408765
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.24
€ 46.99
€ 33.24
Paperback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140973
- ISBN
- 9780231140973
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.25
€ 36.99
€ 27.25
Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 208 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts S. 200 pages, 20 illus. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: AC; HPN. Dimension: 208 x 165 x 21. Weight: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140966
- ISBN
- 9780231140966
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Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 49.96
€ 64.68
€ 49.96
Paperback. Focuses on medieval and Renaissance thinkers and includes a discussion of the practices that underpinned medieval political theories and which continued to play crucial roles in the eventual development of early-modern political institutions and debates. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631186533
- ISBN
- 9780631186533
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Condition: New
€ 45.18
€ 45.18
Hardback. This volume continues the story of European political theorising by focusing on medieval and Renaissance thinkers. It includes extensive discussion of the practices that underpinned medieval political theories and which continued to play crucial roles in the eventual development of early--modern political institutions and debates. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 290 x 185 x 23. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631186526
- ISBN
- 9780631186526
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Condition: New
€ 146.69
€ 146.69
paperback. But why did Descartes think we should take these exaggerated doubts seriously? And if we do take them seriously, how did he think any of our beliefs could ever escape them? This work undertakes a study of Descartes's first three meditations to answer these questions and to present a fresh way of understanding precisely what Descartes was up to. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691117324
- ISBN
- 9780691117324
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 32.64
€ 40.99
€ 32.64
Paperback. A collection of more than 30 specially commissioned essays, this volume surveys the work of the 17th-century philosopher-scientist commonly regarded as the founder of modern philosophy, while integrating unique essays detailing the context and impact of his work. Editor(s): Broughton, Janet; Carriero, John. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444337846
- ISBN
- 9781444337846
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.85
€ 53.99
€ 53.85
Paperback. Thoreau's encounters with nature, the author argues, allowed him to resist his all-too-human tendency toward intellectual laziness, social conformity and political complacency. Bennett pursues this theme by constructing a series of dialogues between Thoureau and modern contemporaries. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; HPCD; HPCF; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521414
- ISBN
- 9780742521414
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Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
Paperback. It is a commonplace that the modern world cannot be experienced as enchanted - that the very concept of enchantment belongs to past ages of superstition. This title challenges that view. It seeks to rehabilitate enchantment, showing not only how it is possible to experience wonder, but how such experience is crucial to motivating ethical behavior. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 halftones, 3 illus. BIC Classification: HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088136
- ISBN
- 9780691088136
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.23
€ 46.99
€ 33.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRES. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199732708
- ISBN
- 9780199732708
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Condition: New
€ 59.54
€ 59.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195384963
- ISBN
- 9780195384963
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Condition: New
€ 48.71
€ 48.71
Paperback. 'What is real?' has been one of the key questions of philosophy since its beginning in antiquity. But it is not just a question that philosophers ask. This Very Short Introduction discusses what reality is by looking at a variety of arguments, theories, and thought-experiments from philosophy, physics, and cognitive science. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199594412
- ISBN
- 9780199594412
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
paperback. Translator(s): Cairns, Neil; Pauzerova, Marketa. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 146. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024634296
- ISBN
- 9788024634296
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.25
€ 19.99
€ 17.25
Paperback. Offers a way to teach young radical students about philosophy. The author explains that one does not start teaching by talking about philosophers and theories specifically, but by aiming to excite students and from there leading them to think philosophically about the important questions that have faced humans for centuries. Num Pages: 220 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Karolinum Press, Charles University
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024622293
- ISBN
- 9788024622293
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.19
€ 18.99
€ 16.19
Hardback. The limiting of violence through state powers is one of the central projects of the modern age. Why then have recent centuries been so bloody? The author demonstrates that the aim of decreasing and deterring violence has gone hand in hand with the misleading idea that violence is abnormal and beyond comprehension. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142968
- ISBN
- 9780691142968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.21€ 52.52
€ 68.21
€ 52.52