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Paperback. The book examines how coevolved intraspecific aggression and appeasement gestures can give rise to complex social, cultural, and psychopathological phenomena. It argues that the individual's need regulate narcissistic supplies and maintain feelings of safety is the overriding determinant of human conduct and thought in mental health and illness. Num Pages: 422 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMAF; JMH; JMS; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349504480
- ISBN
- 9781349504480
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€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Paperback. Governments throughout the world are policing and curbing excitement. From crusades against alcohol and bans on sexual deviance to ever more prohibitions on drugs, it seems that almost no avenue of stimulation is safe from the puritanical oversight of the state. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509506842
- ISBN
- 9781509506842
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€ 21.50
€ 21.50
Hardback. Governments throughout the world are policing and curbing excitement. From crusades against alcohol and bans on sexual deviance to ever more prohibitions on drugs, it seems that almost no avenue of stimulation is safe from the puritanical oversight of the state. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509506835
- ISBN
- 9781509506835
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Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Hardback. Conceptions of evil have changed dramatically over time. This work explores what has changed in our understanding of evil, why the transformation matters, and how we can learn from this specific historical development. It argues that narrative plays a key role in helping societies acknowledge their pasts. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory: Philosophies of Gender, Race, and Society S. Num Pages: 244 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: DSB; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140300
- ISBN
- 9780231140300
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Condition: New
€ 58.89€ 46.96
€ 58.89
€ 46.96
Paperback. Explores the nature of historical knowledge and its reliance on narrative. This book introduces the concept of "narrative sentences," in which an event is described with reference to later events and discusses why such sentences cannot be understood until the later event happens. It compares narrative and scientific explanation. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138239
- ISBN
- 9780231138239
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. In this book, Emslie establishes that narrative explanations are to be preferred over non-narrative in the humanities. They are more truthful in two senses. They both correspond more closely to reality and allow inference as to normative values. This is particularly the case when aesthetics are added to the mix. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349446186
- ISBN
- 9781349446186
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Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Hardcover. In this book, Emslie establishes that narrative explanations are to be preferred over non-narrative in the humanities. They are more truthful in two senses. They both correspond more closely to reality and allow inference as to normative values. This is particularly the case when aesthetics are added to the mix. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275448
- ISBN
- 9781137275448
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Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardback. That knowledge about the world and self is imparted through narrative is widely accepted; the techniques used to construct this knowledge have received less attention. This book uses a semiotic methodology to analyze works by Merleau-Ponty, Kierkegaard and Austin, and explore how conceptualizations of reality are formed through narrative strategy. Num Pages: 202 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230005327
- ISBN
- 9780230005327
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMB; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137491947
- ISBN
- 9781137491947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.35
€ 138.35
Hardcover. Explores pressing issues in the philosophy of personal identity and moral psychology. This title engages with a range of questions about narrative selfhood and demonstrates authors discussions across a range of traditions. It explores contemporary problems of self, time, narrative and death. Editor(s): Lippitt, John; Stokes, Patrick. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748694433
- ISBN
- 9780748694433
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Condition: New
€ 123.66€ 114.36
€ 123.66
€ 114.36
Paperback. Beginning with Saint Thomas Aquinas and ending with the latest developments in international human rights, 'Narrative, Nature, and the Natural Law: From Aquinas to International Human Rights, ' brings a fairly traditional interpretation of the natural law to some rather untraditional problems and areas, including evolutionary natural law Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349384310
- ISBN
- 9781349384310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Hardback. Beginning with Saint Thomas Aquinas and ending with the latest developments in international human rights, 'Narrative, Nature, and the Natural Law: From Aquinas to International Human Rights,' brings a fairly traditional interpretation of the natural law to some rather untraditional problems and areas, including evolutionary natural law. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA; LATC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230622791
- ISBN
- 9780230622791
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Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403990679
- ISBN
- 9781403990679
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Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Paperback. Reorienting our approach to fundamental questions about human existence Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222411
- ISBN
- 9780253222411
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.13
€ 24.99
€ 23.13
Paperback. Discusses the resurgence of the East and the challenge it poses to Western supremacy, calling for a future beyond nationalism, based instead on cooperation and racial tolerance. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 74.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141192970
- ISBN
- 9780141192970
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Hardcover. This anthology contributes to the still emerging theoretical debates in political theory and philosophy about multiculturalism, nationalism and immigration. It focuses on multiculturalism and nationalism as factual consequences of, and normative responses to, immigration and on the normative significance (or lack thereof) of the notion of culture. Editor(s): Holtug, Nils; Lippert-Rasmussen, Kasper; Laegaard, Sune. Num Pages: 273 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFN; JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224346
- ISBN
- 9780230224346
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Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardback. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HP; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403919120
- ISBN
- 9781403919120
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Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardback. This work brings together selections from some of the most significant writings on the idea of national identity over the last 400 years. Beginning with Hobbes's and Locke's early formulations of the modern state, the excerpts chosen illustrate the rich history of the national idea. Editor(s): Pecora, Vincent P. Series: KeyWorks in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631222088
- ISBN
- 9780631222088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.90
€ 150.90
Paperback. This work brings together selections from some of the most significant writings on the idea of national identity over the last 400 years. Beginning with Hobbes's and Locke's early formulations of the modern state, the excerpts chosen illustrate the rich history of the national idea. Editor(s): Pecora, Vincent P. Series: KeyWorks in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631222095
- ISBN
- 9780631222095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.26
€ 64.26
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253215192
- ISBN
- 9780253215192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Hardback. Die Konstitution von Natur und Geist und die Klarung ihres Verhaltnisses zueinander als Seins- und als Wissenschaftsregionen bildet eines der Hauptthemen von Husserls Philosophie. Series: Husserliana: Edmund Husserl - Gesammelte Werke. Num Pages: 428 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792367147
- ISBN
- 9780792367147
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Condition: New
€ 345.91
€ 345.91
Hardback. Series: Husserliana materialienbande. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402004049
- ISBN
- 9781402004049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.92
€ 176.92
Paperback. Series: Critical Issues in Philosophy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551115030
- ISBN
- 9781551115030
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Condition: New
€ 54.76€ 43.89
€ 54.76
€ 43.89
Paperback. Presents an approach to moral philosophy. This work of dry theory, is intended for those intrigued by the questions about goodness and human life. Num Pages: 128 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199265473
- ISBN
- 9780199265473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.66
€ 56.66