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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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

Paperback.
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
218
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608461899
ISBN
9781608461899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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