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Social & political philosophy
Hardback. Contends that democracy - along with its secular norms - is founded on the idea of a promise deferred to the future. This title presents examples of religion in public life and calls into question the projects of refashioning the aporetic premises of liberalism and secularism. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142908
- ISBN
- 9780231142908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.79€ 62.64
€ 80.79
€ 62.64
Paperback. To govern in a democracy, political leaders have to compromise. When they do not, the result is political paralysis - dramatically demonstrated by the gridlock in Congress in recent years. This book shows why compromise is so important, what stands in the way of achieving it, and how citizens can make defensible compromises more likely. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPHV; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New Preface by the authors
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160856
- ISBN
- 9780691160856
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
Paperback. Talks about the good, the bad, and the ugly of identity politics. This book addresses fundamental questions of urgency while keeping in focus their relevance to contemporary debates. It shows that identity-group politics is not aberrant but inescapable in democracies because identity groups represent who people are, not only what they want. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120409
- ISBN
- 9780691120409
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.73
€ 46.99
€ 33.73
Hardback. Argues that the capacity for autonomy is rooted in the power relations that constitute the self. This work analyzes power, including the complicated phenomenon of subjection, without giving up on the ideal of autonomy. It shows how the self can be both constituted by power and capable of an autonomous self-constitution. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136228
- ISBN
- 9780231136228
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Condition: New
€ 109.30€ 83.70
€ 109.30
€ 83.70
Hardback. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173247
- ISBN
- 9780231173247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. The classic articles in this volume address the fundamental questions of social epistemology in ways that are both cutting-edge and easy to understand. Editor(s): Goldman, Alvin I.; Whitcomb, Dennis. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPK; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195334616
- ISBN
- 9780195334616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.28
€ 72.28
Paperback. Why did Karl Marx want to exclude politics and the market from his vision of a future socialism? Through his examination of Marx's formative writings, Allan Megill casts new light on Marx's relation to philosophy and reveals a hitherto largely unknown "rationalist" Marx. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HPS; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511668
- ISBN
- 9780742511668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.11
€ 78.11
Hardback. Why did Karl Marx want to exclude politics and the market from his vision of a future socialism? Through his examination of Marx's formative writings, Allan Megill casts new light on Marx's relation to philosophy and reveals a hitherto largely unknown "rationalist" Marx. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HPS; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511651
- ISBN
- 9780742511651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.96
€ 221.96
paperback. "Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Plato s Republic that has yet been published, this widely acclaimed work is the first strictly literal translation of a timeless classic. This second ed"" Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 45. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465094080
- ISBN
- 9780465094080
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.10
€ 25.99
€ 18.10
Hardback. Editor(s): Stepan, Alfred; Taylor, Charles. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM9; JFSL1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 263 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231165662
- ISBN
- 9780231165662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.30€ 83.03
€ 109.30
€ 83.03
Paperback. Editor(s): Stepan, Alfred; Taylor, Charles. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM9; JFSL1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231165679
- ISBN
- 9780231165679
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.27
€ 37.99
€ 27.27
Paperback. An interview with acclaimed European philosopher and political activist Srecko Horvat. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785354960
- ISBN
- 9781785354960
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Condition: New
€ 11.37
€ 11.37
Hardback. Translator(s): Butterworth, Charles E. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPDC; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453809
- ISBN
- 9780801453809
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.63
€ 50.99
€ 50.63
As the first book in English dedicated to Bergson's political philosophy, this study develops an original concept of human rights as a medium of self-care and personal transformation. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 483. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785785
- ISBN
- 9780804785785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.79
€ 128.79
Hardback. The Image of Law is the first book to examine law through the work of Gilles Deleuze, activating his thought within problems of jurisprudence and developing a concept of judgment that acknowledges its inherently creative capacity. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759847
- ISBN
- 9780804759847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.06
€ 148.06
Paperback. Examines the political and religious dimensions of the work of philosopher Henri Bergson Editor(s): Lefebvre, Alexandre; White, Melanie. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502. 352 pages. Editor(s): Lefebvre, Alexandre; White, Melanie. Examines the political and religious dimensions of the work of philosopher Henri Bergson. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 21. Weight: 504.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352754
- ISBN
- 9780822352754
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.38
€ 32.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. Identifies historical references & literary allusions by which the Founders sought to amplify their arguments & convince their readers, and clarifies important concepts (sovereignty, contract, separation of powers) which influenced their thinking. Pole's annotation beside the text provide deeper understanding of the papers, and its time. Num Pages: 560 pages, thematic index; chronology of significant events 1688-1791. BIC Classification: HPS; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207110
- ISBN
- 9780872207110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.64
€ 26.99
€ 20.64
Hardcover. Political Philosophy, First Edition is an accessible and well-balanced introduction to the main issues in political philosophy written by an author team from the fields of both philosophy and politics. Series: This is Philosophy. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118765951
- ISBN
- 9781118765951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.25
€ 111.25
Paperback. Determining which moral principles should guide political action is a vexing question in political theory. This book argues that John Locke's potential contribution to this debate - what Tuckness terms the 'legislative point of view' - has long been obscured by overemphasis on his doctrine of consent. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095042
- ISBN
- 9780691095042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.80
€ 46.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. Political Philosophy, First Edition is an accessible and well-balanced introduction to the main issues in political philosophy written by an author team from the fields of both philosophy and politics. Series: This is Philosophy. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118765975
- ISBN
- 9781118765975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.57
€ 40.99
€ 40.57