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Paperback. The idea of progress guided human expectations and actions for over two centuries. From the Enlightenment onwards, it was widely believed that the condition of humankind could be radically improved. History had embarked on an unstoppable forward trajectory, realizing the promise of freedom and reason. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745691008
ISBN
9780745691008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.98

Hardcover. The idea of progress guided human expectations and actions for over two centuries. From the Enlightenment onwards, it was widely believed that the condition of humankind could be radically improved. History had embarked on an unstoppable forward trajectory, realizing the promise of freedom and reason. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745690995
ISBN
9780745690995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Paperback. Property-Owning Democracy: Rawls and Beyond features a collection of original essays that represent the first extended treatment of political philosopher John Rawls' idea of a property-owning democracy. Editor(s): O'Neill, Martin; Williamson, Thad. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118854600
ISBN
9781118854600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.89

Hardback. Property-Owning Democracy: Rawls and Beyond features a collection of original essays that represent the first extended treatment of political philosopher John Rawls' idea of a property-owning democracy. Editor(s): O'Neill, Martin; Williamson, Thad. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 252 x 21. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444334104
ISBN
9781444334104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.00

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; HPS; JPA; JPS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650746
ISBN
9780691650746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.07

Hardback. Through a study of Plato's Gorgias, this title shows that contemporary conceptions of shame are far too narrow. It develops an account of a different kind of shame, which the author calls 'respectful shame' and argues that this type of shame is just as important to contemporary democracy as it was to its ancient form. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9780691128566
ISBN
9780691128566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.00

Paperback. Translator(s): Hodges, Ames; Sheed, Rosemary. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Autonomedia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351276
ISBN
9781584351276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.11

paperback. Argues that political freedom is essential to both the preservation of constitutional government and the very substance of American democracy itself. This book examines, among other topics, the promise and limits of civil society and associational life as sources of democratic renewal; and the effects of mass media on the public arena. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691135946
ISBN
9780691135946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 32.64

Paperback. Drawing on rich source material - one local authority's involvement in the epic central/local confrontation over local government spending in 1980s England - this book develops a multifaceted and widely applicable analysis of public law within government as a process of 'sustaining the art of the possible'. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPP; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349362813
ISBN
9781349362813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.35

Paperback. Focuses on some of the moral and political issues, such as affirmative action, assisted suicide, abortion, gay rights, stem cell research, the meaning of toleration and civility, the gap between rich and poor, the role of markets, and the place of religion in public life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674023659
ISBN
9780674023659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.94

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

This classic collection of essays, first published in 1968, represents H.L.A. Hart's landmark contribution to the philosophy of criminal responsibility and punishment. Unavailable for ten years, this new edition reproduces the original text, adding a new critical introduction by John Gardner, a leading contemporary criminal law theorist. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; LAB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 543.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199534777
ISBN
9780199534777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 195.58

Paperback. This classic collection of essays, first published in 1968, represents H.L.A. Hart's landmark contribution to the philosophy of criminal responsibility and punishment. Unavailable for ten years, this new edition reproduces the original text, adding a new critical introduction by John Gardner, a leading contemporary criminal law theorist. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; HPCF5; HPS; LAB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199534784
ISBN
9780199534784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Hardback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739149362
ISBN
9780739149362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739149379
ISBN
9780739149379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.44

Hardback. In Punishment and the History of Political Philosophy, Arthur Shuster offers an insightful study of punishment in the works of Plato, Hobbes, Montesquieu, Beccaria, Kant, and Foucault. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HB; HPS; JKV; JPA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647282
ISBN
9781442647282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.83

Hardcover. Editor(s): Morgan, Edmund S. Series: American Heritage S. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HPS; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 147 x 32. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
404
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872206885
ISBN
9780872206885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.28
€ 46.59

Paperback. Editor(s): Morgan, Edmund S. Series: American Heritage S. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HPS; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872206878
ISBN
9780872206878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. Argues that political order is founded not on contract but on sacrifice. This book draws on philosophy, cultural theory, American constitutional law, religious and literary studies, and political psychology to advance political theory. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPFK; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136981
ISBN
9780691136981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.55

Paperback. With a fresh vision designed to inspire a universal acknowledgement of human dignity, A Quest for Humanity powerfully affirms the value of each human being. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442612242
ISBN
9781442612242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.96

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