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Social & political philosophy

Hardcover. Using 4 case studies - democratic Athens, the Weimar Republic, contemporary American democracy and China's fledging efforts to democratise - Mark Chou examines why democracy is prone to self-destruction. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748681884
ISBN
9780748681884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.09

Hardback. A work of historical critical exegesis. It intends to establish the influence of the Science of Logic (SL) of GWF Hegel on the Grundrisse of Karl Marx. Series: Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture. Num Pages: 206 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402010378
ISBN
9781402010378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPS; JFFE; JPH; JPV; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Nation Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568585703
ISBN
9781568585703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.79

Hardcover. Editor(s): Evans, Mark. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590339718
ISBN
9781590339718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.26
€ 76.40

Paperback. Michel Foucault (1926-1984), French philosopher, social theorist, historian of ideas and literary critic, is primarily known as a radical thinker who disturbs our understanding of society. This is a critical account of Foucault's political thought: what he said, how it's been used and its influence today. Series: Thinking Politics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 168 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748676866
ISBN
9780748676866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Hardback. Dispelling the myth that Florentine politics offered only negative lessons, Mark Jurdjevic shows that significant aspects of Machiavelli's political thought were inspired by his native city. Machiavelli's contempt for Florence's shortcomings was a direct function of his considerable estimation of the city's unrealized political potential. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725461
ISBN
9780674725461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.60
€ 56.63

Hardback. This book traces the history of the idea of citizenship, and argues for a new model for the next century. In the style of Michael Ignatieff's The Needs of Strangers, Kingwell takes a long look at what citizenship has meant in the past and what it means today. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; HPS; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742512665
ISBN
9780742512665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.93

Paperback. .
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590179024
ISBN
9781590179024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Lilla, Mark. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9780691605678
ISBN
9780691605678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.81

Paperback. Reconsiders the political, cultural, and legal nature of modernity in relation to religion. This title argues that the work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau was instrumental in the evolution of modernity. In Rousseau, it pinpoints the origins of contemporary notions of the public and private and their relationship to religion. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HPCD; HPS; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139694
ISBN
9780231139694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.28
€ 46.63

Paperback. What is the meaning of 'being' - or, rather, 'existence' - and how does that concept relate to the totality of what there is? This title presents an ontology based on the concept of fields of sense. Series: Speculative Realism. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748692897
ISBN
9780748692897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.72

Hardback. Editor(s): Cohen, Marshall. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643328
ISBN
9780691643328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.61

Paperback. Taking up three urgent problems of social justice neglected by various theories and thus harder to tackle in practical terms and everyday life, this work seeks a theory of social justice that can guide us to a more responsive approach to social cooperation. Series: The Tanner Lectures on Human Values. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024106
ISBN
9780674024106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.94

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199335879
ISBN
9780199335879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.01

Paperback. Should laws about sex and pornography be based on social conventions about what is disgusting? Should felons be required to display bumper stickers or wear T-shirts that announce their crimes? This book presents a critique of the role that shame and disgust play in our individual and social lives and, in particular, in the law. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; LAB; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126258
ISBN
9780691126258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.07

Paperback. Martha Nussbaum asks: How can we sustain a decent society that aspires to justice and inspires sacrifice for the common good? Amid negative emotions endemic even to good societies, public emotions rooted in love--intense attachments outside our control--can foster commitment to shared goals and keep at bay the forces of disgust and envy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674503809
ISBN
9780674503809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.84

Hardback. * A collection of new and stimulating essays on Rawls's controversial last book, The Law of Peoples. *Rawls is considered the most important theorist of justice in much of western Europe and the English-speaking world more generally. * The essays are written by pre-eminent theorists in the field. Editor(s): Martin, Rex; Reidy, David. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 191 x 24. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405135306
ISBN
9781405135306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.71

Paperback. * A collection of new and stimulating essays on Rawls's controversial last book, The Law of Peoples. *Rawls is considered the most important theorist of justice in much of western Europe and the English-speaking world more generally. * The essays are written by pre-eminent theorists in the field. Editor(s): Martin, Rex; Reidy, David. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 245 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405135313
ISBN
9781405135313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.19

Paperback. Translator(s): Lederhendler, Lazer. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156196
ISBN
9780231156196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.51

paperback. Editor(s): Butler, Martin (University of Leeds); Mecheril, Paul. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; HPQ; HPS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 148. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Transcript Publishing Germany
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837631494
ISBN
9783837631494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.70

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