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Social & political philosophy
Paperback. Examines an unlikely development in modern political philosophy: the adoption by a major national government of the ideas of a living political theorist. This book discusses what is required of a political philosophy if it is to play the sort of public role that civic republicanism has been playing in Spain. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HPS; JPA; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154473
- ISBN
- 9780691154473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.01
€ 36.99
€ 27.01
Hardback. Kottman's readings of the drama of William Shakespeare and others against two major treatises in political philosophy-Plato's Republic and Hobbes's Leviathan-contest the figural ground from which political philosophy emerges and suggests how a Shakespearean sense of the 'scene' might open up new avenues for thinking about politics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804758345
- ISBN
- 9780804758345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.67
€ 81.67
Hardcover. The book analyses the notions of crisis and social change from a radical discourse theoretical perspective. Crisis is conceptualized as structural dislocation, which denotes temporally and locally split subjectivities, and societal change is understood on the basis of a thoroughly articulated theory of difference. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 292 pages, 9 colour illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 1 colour tables. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137528063
- ISBN
- 9781137528063
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Condition: New
€ 64.53
€ 64.53
Paperback. In this 2002 book, Onora O'Neill investigates sources of deception in our society and re-examines questions of press freedom. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHB; KJG; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 6. Weight in Grams: 142. The BBC Reith Lectures 2002. 108 pages. In this 2002 book, Onora O'Neill investigates sources of deception in our society and re-examines questions of press freedom. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHB; KJG; MBDC. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 6. Weight: 142.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 108
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2002 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521529969
- ISBN
- 9780521529969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.05
€ 39.05
Paperback. Twenty years after the end of apartheid rule, the claim that democratic South Africa is founded on the 'spirit of law' (nomos) of our shared humanity is questionable, to say the least. Some would argue that all talk of Ubuntu (or African humanism) should be dismissed as a passing fad of an exhausted nationalism. Series: Thinking Africa Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869142568
- ISBN
- 9781869142568
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.65
€ 44.99
€ 37.65
Hardcover. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HPS; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594037276
- ISBN
- 9781594037276
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.30
€ 30.99
€ 28.30
Paperback. A posthumous collection of interviews and occasional papers given by Castoriadis between 1974 and 1997 which offers a direct introduction to the thinking of a writer who never abandoned his radically critical stance. It also provides a resume of his political ideas, in advance of their times and profoundly relevant to today's world. Editor(s): Escobar, Enrique. Translator(s): Arnold, Helen. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; DSK; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823230945
- ISBN
- 9780823230945
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.01
€ 49.99
€ 44.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- Parmenides Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781930972797
- ISBN
- 9781930972797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.73
€ 50.73
Paperback. By the mid-nineteenth century, the most prominent British and French liberal thinkers vigorously supported the conquest of non-European people. This work explains that this reflected a rise in civilizational self-confidence, as theories of human progress became more triumphalist, less nuanced, and less tolerant of cultural difference. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBTQ; HBTR; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127910
- ISBN
- 9780691127910
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 39.12
€ 53.99
€ 39.12
Paperback. A treatise, originally published in 1792, that aims to present women's rights as an issue of universal human rights. Suitable for coursework and classroom study, it includes illuminating essays by leading scholars that highlight the author's significant contributions to modern political philosophy. Editor(s): Botting, Eileen Hunt. Series: Rethinking the Western Tradition. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 209 x 24. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300176476
- ISBN
- 9780300176476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.98
€ 18.99
€ 14.98
Hardback. How can we explain this striking paradox? Why do we often underestimate the virtue of moderation? Seeking to answer these questions, this book examines moderation in modern French political thought and focuses on the French Revolution and its legacy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HPS; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146768
- ISBN
- 9780691146768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.61€ 52.56
€ 67.61
€ 52.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171340
- ISBN
- 9780691171340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
paperback. The consequences of the rise of emerging powers like China and India is becoming the most important topic of debate in international studies. This book focuses on the impact of these changes on the way we study international politics: if international politics is changing, should we also change international studies? Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349327577
- ISBN
- 9781349327577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.62
€ 69.62
Paperback. Translator(s): LePain, Marc A. Series: New French Thought Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125671
- ISBN
- 9780691125671
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.45
€ 33.99
€ 24.45
Hardback. Wishful thinking is a deeply ingrained human trait that has had a long-term distorting effect on ethical thinking. This title ranges over such topics as the concepts of intelligibility, authority, democracy, and criticism; the place of theology in ethics; tragedy and comedy; and the struggle between realism and our search for meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155883
- ISBN
- 9780691155883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.23
€ 51.99
€ 37.23
Hardback. In the 40s BCE, during his forced retirement from politics under Caesar's dictatorship, Cicero turned to philosophy, producing a massive and important body of work. This title examines the rhetorical battle that Cicero stages in his philosophical prefaces - a battle between the forces that would oppose or support his project. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 238 x 13. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153322
- ISBN
- 9780691153322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.28€ 45.40
€ 58.28
€ 45.40
Paperback. Michel Foucault remains the essential philosopher of the modern world Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPL; HPCF; HPS; JMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 32. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784786397
- ISBN
- 9781784786397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.32
€ 33.99
€ 29.32
Accessing and Sharing the Benefits of the Genomics Revolution
. Ed(S): Phillips, Peter W. B.; Onwuekwe, Chi...
Hardback. Explores the legal, economic and political debate over intellectual property rights for traditional knowledge and genetic resources, analyzing theory and practice of access and benefits sharing around the world. This title investigates current flashpoints - the battle between Monsanto and Percy Schmeiser over farmers' rights. Editor(s): Phillips, Peter W. B.; Onwuekwe, Chica. Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402058219
- ISBN
- 9781402058219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.24
€ 190.24
Accessing and Sharing the Benefits of the Genomics Revolution
. Ed(S): Phillips, Peter W. B.; Onwuekwe, Chi...
Paperback. Editor(s): Phillips, Peter W. B.; Onwuekwe, Chica. Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048174492
- ISBN
- 9789048174492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.76
€ 184.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JH; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 633.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441933584
- ISBN
- 9781441933584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.36
€ 65.36