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Paperback. The author attempts to show that scientific realism is compatible with the presence of idealization in the sciences. His main contention is that idealized theories can be treated as counterfactuals about how things are in worlds that are similar to but simpler than the actual world. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339068
- ISBN
- 9781349339068
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€ 61.53
€ 61.53
Paperback. An original, comprehensive interpretation of Michel Foucault's analysis of biopolitics situating biopolitics in the context of embodied histories of subjectivity, affective investments and structures of experience. Going beyond lamentation at the horrors of biopolitical domination, the book develops a positive-critique of biopolitical experience." Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349338054
- ISBN
- 9781349338054
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€ 61.98
€ 61.98
Paperback. An analysis and assessment of Nietzsche's metapsychology. Nietzsche is neither a dualist nor a physical reductionist about the mind. Instead, he is best interpreted as thinking that the mind is embodied and embedded in a larger natural and social environment with which it is dynamically engaged. Series: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349338030
- ISBN
- 9781349338030
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€ 61.98
€ 61.98
paperback. "A lively and engaging collection which explains the various strands of political theory, identifies key futures trends and explores the foundations of contemporary debate. Features interviews with pre-eminent theorists, including Quentin Skinner, Carole Pateman and Alex Honneth."--Publisher's website. Editor(s): Browning, G. Series: International Political Theory. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; 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
- 242
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349337996
- ISBN
- 9781349337996
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€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. This first book-length study of the work and life of L. Susan Stebbing relates the development of her thought to the philosophical, social and political background of her life. It also assesses Stebbing's contribution in the light of developments both in analytic philosophy and in linguistics in the decade since her death. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFF; HBTB; HPC; HPCF5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337927
- ISBN
- 9781349337927
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Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Paperback. The author examines the moral, methodological, and practical problems that arise from poverty measurement. He establishes a methodological framework for analyzing poverty conceptions and measures, and concludes with concrete recommendations regarding both the procedures for and substance of future global poverty measurement. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFF; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337903
- ISBN
- 9781349337903
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€ 62.20
€ 62.20
Paperback. With its focus on the offshore randomized control trials of a Pre-Exposure Prophylactic pill (PrEP) for preventing HIV infection, the volume develops a sustained analysis of the complex, virtual and topological dimensions of the expectations, ethics and evidence that surround the innovation of PrEP. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB; JPQB; MBS; MQW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337705
- ISBN
- 9781349337705
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Condition: New
€ 61.41
€ 61.41
Paperback. Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--London School of Economics and Political Science. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFS; JHB; MBS; PDR; PSF. 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
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337637
- ISBN
- 9781349337637
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Condition: New
€ 61.59
€ 61.59
Paperback. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337323
- ISBN
- 9781349337323
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Condition: New
€ 61.47
€ 61.47
Paperback. Papaioannou offers a radical new reading of Hayek in the 21st century, arguing that the moral dimension of his political theory is based on the methodological implications of an epistemologically founded morality, a morality that must respect the natural limits of human knowledge. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337231
- ISBN
- 9781349337231
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Condition: New
€ 61.98
€ 61.98
Paperback. Scientists often try to understand the world by building simplified and idealised models of it. Adam Toon develops a new approach to scientific models by comparing them to the dolls and toy trucks of children's imaginative games, and offers a unified framework to solve difficult metaphysical problems and help to make sense of scientific practice. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPN; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336876
- ISBN
- 9781349336876
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Condition: New
€ 61.11
€ 61.11
Paperback. Michael Mann's films receive a detailed analysis as existential dramas, including Heat, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans and Public Enemies. Thebook demonstrates that Mann's films perform critical engagement with existentialism, illustrating the problems and opportunities of living according to this philosophy." Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HPX; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336722
- ISBN
- 9781349336722
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€ 61.84
€ 61.84
Paperback. Lisa Bellantoni argues that contemporary bioethics divides into two logically incommensurable positions: a cult of rights, which identifies the worth of human life with our autonomy, and a cult of life, which identifies human worth with the possession of a soul, and thereby, of human dignity. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HRAB; HRAM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336647
- ISBN
- 9781349336647
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Condition: New
€ 61.95
€ 61.95
Paperback. This book examines how parties negotiate coalition deals at the subnational level using the examples of Germany and Spain. In such multi-level settings, parties are present at various negotiation tables often having to make difficult choices about their role in the coalition and the relative merits of being in government over the opposition. Series: Comparative Territorial Politics. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336524
- ISBN
- 9781349336524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.16
€ 61.16
Paperback. Drawing on recent feminist discussions, this collection critically reassesses ideas about agency, exploring the relationship between agency and coercion in greater depth and across a range of disciplinary perspectives and ethical contexts. Editor(s): Phillips, A.; Wilson, K.; Hemmings, Clare; Madhok, Sumi. Series: Thinking Gender in Transnational Times. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JFFK; JFSJ; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336128
- ISBN
- 9781349336128
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Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Paperback. This book analyzes racism in Communist and post-Communist contexts, examining the 'Red' promise of an end to racism and the racial logics at work in the Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe, Cuba and China, placing these in the context of global racialization. Series: Mapping Global Racisms. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSL; JHB; JPA; JPQB. 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
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336081
- ISBN
- 9781349336081
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Condition: New
€ 117.87
€ 117.87
Paperback. This interdisciplinary collection explores the role the body plays in constituting our sense of self, signalling the interplay between material embodiment, social meaning, and material and social conditions. Editor(s): Jagger, Gill; Lennon, Kathleen. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JFFK; JFSJ; JHB; JMS. 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
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335343
- ISBN
- 9781349335343
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€ 62.54
€ 62.54
paperback. Using hybrid phenomenological approaches to film, this book focuses on how moving images are 'experienced' and 'encountered' as well as 'read' and 'viewed'. Its close engagements with films and installations by four contemporary French filmmakers explore the limits and possibilities of 'cinematic' subjectivity. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HPCF3; HPN. 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
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349335220
- ISBN
- 9781349335220
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Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. "This book addresses the contemporary disillusion with truth, manifest in sceptical relativism. Contending that all contemporary theories of truth are too narrow, it argues for a novel conception of truth, by showing how error is implicated in the actions of all living things; and by analyzing uses of 'true' in non-linguistic contexts"-- Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334247
- ISBN
- 9781349334247
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Condition: New
€ 61.92
€ 61.92
Paperback. Was France fascist in the interwar period? This comprehensive historical, political and sociological account follows the rise of engineers and political "non-conformists" in the first half of the twentieth century, examining the French technocracy's relationship with the rise of fascism in France and later the establishment of the Fourth Republic. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334148
- ISBN
- 9781349334148
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Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54