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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
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Condition: New
€ 68.77€ 53.22
€ 68.77
€ 53.22
Paperback. Engles' was not only the father of dialectical and historical materialism, the official philosophies of history and science in many communist countries; he was also the first Marxist historian, anthropologist, philosopher, and commentator on early Marx. This introductory book explores the importance of Engels's thought and work. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPS; JHBA; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 111 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192804662
- ISBN
- 9780192804662
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. This text identifies a radical shift in concepts that form the philosophical basis of modern politics, concepts such as sovereignty, nation and people - and links this philosophical transformation to cultural and economic changes in postmodern society. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006713
- ISBN
- 9780674006713
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.66
€ 37.99
€ 32.66
Paperback. A unique rethinking of Buddhist and socialist values, and how together they might bring about a better world. Num Pages: 272 pages, index, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; HRE; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783606443
- ISBN
- 9781783606443
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.63
€ 20.99
€ 19.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 209 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260. 184 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPS. Dimension: 143 x 209 x 11. Weight: 250.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153799
- ISBN
- 9780231153799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.22
€ 30.99
€ 22.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 2 graphs, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172950
- ISBN
- 9780231172950
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. Here, George Kateb asks what human dignity is and why it matters for the claim to rights. He proposes that dignity is an 'existential' value that pertains to the identity of a person as a human being. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674284173
- ISBN
- 9780674284173
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.75
€ 35.99
€ 30.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453014
- ISBN
- 9780801453014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.05
€ 51.05
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608461899
- ISBN
- 9781608461899
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.34
€ 19.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. "Poetry is the language of nonexchangeability, the return of infinite hermeneutics, and the return of the sensuous body of language. I'm talking about poetry here as an excess of language, a hidden resource which enables us to shift from one paradigm to another."--P. [4] of cover. Series: Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 116 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Autonomedia United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584351122
- ISBN
- 9781584351122
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.13
€ 15.99
€ 14.13
Hardback. "Originally published as Sph'aren II. Globen, by Editions Suhrkamp, Frankfurt"--Title page verso. Translator(s): Hoban, Wieland. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 282 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Publisher
- Autonomedia
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584351603
- ISBN
- 9781584351603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 38.76
€ 47.99
€ 38.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- With a New introduction by Debra Satz
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158341
- ISBN
- 9780691158341
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
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Paperback. Considers the issues of liberty and law, freedom and justice, arriving at a view of society that has seemed to some a blueprint for totalitarianism, to others a declaration of democratic principles. Editor(s): Bertram, Christopher. Translator(s): Hoare, Quintin. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141191751
- ISBN
- 9780141191751
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Written by an international assembly of distinguished philosophers and legal theorists, The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory creates a groundbreaking student resource in critical essays on the central themes and issues of the philosophy of law today. . Editor(s): Golding, Martin P.; Edmundson, William A. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Guides. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228325
- ISBN
- 9780631228325
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.90
€ 44.99
€ 44.90
Hardback. Editor(s): Castricano, Jodey; Simonsen, Rasmus R. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 430 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319334189
- ISBN
- 9783319334189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.41
€ 125.41
Paperback. Anarchy, State, and Utopia: An Advanced Guide presents acomprehensive and accessible introduction to the ideas expressed inRobert Nozick s highly influential 1974 work on free-marketlibertarianism considered one of the most important andinfluential works of political philosophy published in the latterhalf of the 20th-century. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118880470
- ISBN
- 9781118880470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.23
€ 37.23
Paperback. A clear and concise introduction to moral and political philosophy which critically analyses arguments about controversial and topical practical issues -- drug laws, justifications of punishment, civil disobedience, whether there is a duty to obey the law, and global poverty. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2008 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230552760
- ISBN
- 9780230552760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.45
€ 64.45
Paperback. Chiefly proceedings of a conference held in 2009 at Boston College. Editor(s): Kearney, Richard. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823234622
- ISBN
- 9780823234622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.60
€ 41.99
€ 41.60
Paperback. Is Europe's crisis just a financial one - or is there a deeper problem? Tackling issues ranging from Europe's legal, institutional and cultural identity to its border, citizenship and integration policies, the contributors to this volume interrogate the various dimensions and contours of the European crisis. Editor(s): Czajka, Agnes; Isyar, Bora. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474410762
- ISBN
- 9781474410762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Bringing Marx and Spinoza to bear on work, employment and capitalism. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Verso
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781681602
- ISBN
- 9781781681602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.62
€ 24.62