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Hardcover. The man whose name is shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more nuanced than his reputation suggests. Christopher Celenza's portrait of Machiavelli removes the varnish to reveal not just the hardnosed philosopher but the skilled diplomat, learned commentator on ancient history, comic playwright, tireless letter writer, and thwarted lover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416123
- ISBN
- 9780674416123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.28
€ 41.99
€ 39.28
Paperback. Ethics are necessary because of the conflict between intelligence and impulse - if one were without the other, there would be no place for ethics. This title offers an account of the author's political position and an absorbing exploration of the ways individuals become socially purposeful. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415487375
- ISBN
- 9780415487375
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.72
€ 19.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. Series: The Princeton-China Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRKN1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168166
- ISBN
- 9780691168166
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.73
€ 33.99
€ 24.73
Paperback. Series: Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415556071
- ISBN
- 9780415556071
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.91
€ 34.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Often lost in the debate over the validity of social construction is the question of what is being constructed. Ian Hacking looks at the issue of child abuse, and examines the ways in which advanced research on new weapons influences not the content but the form of science. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPK; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674004122
- ISBN
- 9780674004122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.24
€ 37.99
€ 32.24
Hardback. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157780
- ISBN
- 9780231157780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.41€ 55.92
€ 72.41
€ 55.92
Paperback. 'The capacity to affect and to be affected'. This simple definition opens a world of questions - by indicating an openness to the world. To affect and to be affected is to be in encounter, and to be in encounter is to have already ventured forth. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745689821
- ISBN
- 9780745689821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.40
€ 22.40
Paperback. What's the best political system? What standards should we use to decide, and why? Arguments for Liberty is a guide to thinking about these questions. It's also a powerful argument for the goodness and importance of human liberty. Editor(s): Powell, Aaron Ross; Babcock, Grant. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Cato Institute
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781944424121
- ISBN
- 9781944424121
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Condition: New
€ 14.84
€ 14.84
Paperback. Must We Pay for What We Did?. Series: Think Now. 192 pages. Provides an introduction to philosophical implications of the surge of political and ethical interest in historical redress. This book addresses main issues and arguments relating to justice, memory, apology and citizenship, and concludes by arguing for a forward-looking approach that focuses on the right of future generations to live just lives. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 12. Weight: 226.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441121318
- ISBN
- 9781441121318
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. A classic of twentieth-century thought, charting how reason regressed back into myth and superstition Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784786793
- ISBN
- 9781784786793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.37
€ 19.99
€ 18.37
Hardback. This accessible book is structured around six philosophical ideas concerning our relations with others: values, morality, aesthetics, order, rules and respect. Using examples from a range of countries, it provides a platform for engaging with important topical issues. Series: New Horizons in Criminology. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447323709
- ISBN
- 9781447323709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.38
€ 84.38
Hardback. Offers a sweeping interpretation of Europe's ambition to generate ever better forms of collective self-government, from ancient city-states and empires to a universal church and the nation-state. But the nation-state is nearing the end of its line, the author states, and what will supplant it remains to be seen. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072947
- ISBN
- 9780674072947
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Condition: New
€ 52.50€ 48.31
€ 52.50
€ 48.31
Paperback. This book aims to open up Deleuze's relevance to those working in history, the history of ideas, science studies, evolutionary psychology, history of philosophy and interdisciplinary projects inflected by historical problems. Editor(s): Bell, Jeffrey A.; Colebrook, Claire. Series: Deleuze Connections. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HPCF; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748636099
- ISBN
- 9780748636099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.06
€ 41.99
€ 37.06
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
€ 37.99€ 34.87
€ 37.99
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Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HPS; JFC; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609807405
- ISBN
- 9781609807405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.98
€ 25.99
€ 21.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 black and white halftone, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPS; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195384611
- ISBN
- 9780195384611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.49
€ 30.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 line art illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st University of Minnesota Press Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816648818
- ISBN
- 9780816648818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.81
€ 19.99
€ 19.81
Paperback. Natural Law and Natural Rights is widely recognised as a seminal contribution to the philosophy of law, and an essential reference point for all students of the subject. This new edition includes a substantial postscript by the author responding to thirty years of comment, criticism, and further work in the field. Series: Clarendon Law Series. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199599141
- ISBN
- 9780199599141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.38
€ 59.38
Paperback. Seeks to explain why different systems of sovereign states have built different types of fundamental institutions to govern interstate relations. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 table 2 line illus. BIC Classification: HPS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144351
- ISBN
- 9780691144351
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. Focuses on Hannah Arendt's reaction to the desegregation of Little Rock schools, to laws making mixed marriages illegal, and to the growing civil rights movement in the south. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253011718
- ISBN
- 9780253011718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.13
€ 27.13