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Social & political philosophy

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

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

€ 68.83
€ 53.22

Hardback. This unusual introduction to political philosophy draws on its history and main theories_classic liberal, democratic, socialist, radical_with an eye to how each sees the place of the individual in the political order. Series: Elements of Philosophy. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742548435
ISBN
9780742548435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.87

Paperback. The essays in this collection share a consistent theme running through much of Narveson's moral and political philosophy: namely that politics and morals stem from the interests of individual people and that the authority for these concepts comes from the exigencies of co-operation. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742513303
ISBN
9780742513303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.69

Hardback. Challenging various assumptions about the relationship between language and politics, this book offers an account of aesthetic and economic thought since the eighteenth century. Providing a contribution to contemporary debates about culture and ideology, it is suitable for scholars of literature, history, and political theory. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 24. Weight in Grams: 491.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823225873
ISBN
9780823225873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.94

hardcover. Watching War explores what it means to be a spectator to battles in an era in which the boundaries between witnessing, representing, and perpetrating violence have become profoundly blurred. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFD; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 865. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804782395
ISBN
9780804782395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. Watching War explores what it means to be a spectator to battles in an era in which the boundaries between witnessing, representing, and perpetrating violence have become profoundly blurred. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFD; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 992. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804782401
ISBN
9780804782401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBCR; HPS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401081436
ISBN
9789401081436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 186.37

Hardback. Explains the relevance of framing effects for normative theories of democracy. Employing a behavioral approach, this book argues for rejecting the rational actor model of decision making and replacing it with an understanding of choice imported from psychology and social science. Num Pages: 168 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: HPS; JMAL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155197
ISBN
9780691155197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Paperback. James Williams sets out a new process philosophy of signs where signs are processes, not fixed relations. He develops his argument through a formal model and a series of case studies. He engages in dialogue with the philosophies of Deleuze and Whitehead, and in critical discussion with contemporary and historical theories of the sign. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPS; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748695010
ISBN
9780748695010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.72

Hardback. James R. Martel complicates Louis Althusser's theory of interpellation, using historical and literary analyses ranging from the Haitian Revolution to Ta-Nehisi Coates to examine the political and revolutionary potential inherent in the instances when people heed the state's call that was not meant for them. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHMC; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362845
ISBN
9780822362845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.33

Paperback. James R. Martel complicates Louis Althusser's theory of interpellation, using historical and literary analyses ranging from the Haitian Revolution to Ta-Nehisi Coates to examine the political and revolutionary potential inherent in the instances when people heed the state's call that was not meant for them. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHMC; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362968
ISBN
9780822362968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation undertakes a comprehensive and systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic questions that arise from the practice of cultural appropriation. Editor(s): Young, James O.; Brunk, Conrad G. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444350838
ISBN
9781444350838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.25

Paperback. * New, revised edition of James Nickel's classic study. * Explains and defends the conception of human rights found in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and subsequent treaties in a clear and lively style. * Covers fundamental freedoms, due process rights, social rights, and minority rights. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405145350
ISBN
9781405145350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 37.06

Hardback. Lonergan in the World compares and applies Lonergan's principles to major trends in contemporary philosophy, including phenomenology, hermeneutics, postmodernism, analytic philosophy, and Marxism. Series: Lonergan Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPS; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442648975
ISBN
9781442648975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Liberty Fund
Number of pages
242
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972261
ISBN
9780865972261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. Series: The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan. Num Pages: 215 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: DN; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
215
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972346
ISBN
9780865972346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.49

Paperback. This is an interpretation and critique of Habermas's philosophy of law in his "Between Facts and Norms", which James Marsh feels is flawed by a fundamental contradiction: the notion of a democracy ruled by law and capitalism. Series: New Critical Theory. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 275.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742512610
ISBN
9780742512610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.57

Hardback. This is an interpretation and critique of Habermas's philosophy of law in his "Between Facts and Norms", which James Marsh feels is flawed by a fundamental contradiction: the notion of a democracy ruled by law and capitalism. Series: New Critical Theory. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPS; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742512603
ISBN
9780742512603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.91

Paperback. Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPS; JHB; JPF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466436
ISBN
9781608466436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.76

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