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Hardcover. Subterranean Politics and Freud's Legacy seeks to reestablish psychoanalysis as an ally to critical theory's efforts to restore subjectivity and oppose systemic domination in modernity. Given critical theory's ongoing crisis of identity and purpose, this project makes a significant contribution to contemporary political theory. Series: Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JMAF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137330642
- ISBN
- 9781137330642
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Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Hardcover. EPUB Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137330635
- ISBN
- 9781137330635
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€ 64.57
€ 64.57
Hardcover. The belief in equality as the basis of a just society is fundamental to the dominant western, liberal viewpoint. Yet, the standard individualist justification for it is weak and contradictory. This book provides a radically new communitarian account of the value of equality and establishes it's proper limits. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137329158
- ISBN
- 9781137329158
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€ 64.89
€ 64.89
Hardcover. Shakespeare's Political Wisdom offers interpretations of five Shakespearean plays with a view to the enduring guidance those plays can provide to human, political life. The plays have been chosen for their relentless attention to the questions that were once and may sometime become, or be recognized as being, the heart and soul of politics. Series: Recovering Political Philosophy. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSGS; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320858
- ISBN
- 9781137320858
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€ 63.86
€ 63.86
Paperback. A different approach to French liberalism which, rather than beginning with an a priori definition of liberalism, focuses on the political thought of Benjamin Constant and Germaine de Stael, to advance a new interpretation of the timing and character of French (and more broadly European) liberalism. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPCD; HPS; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306432
- ISBN
- 9781137306432
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Condition: New
€ 63.48
€ 63.48
Hardcover. Calhoun examines the centuries-old paradigm of just war theory to determine whether modern 'just war' rationalizations constitute sound justifications or pro-military propaganda. Her work reveals how the practice of modern war contradicts the most basic values and principles of modern Western democracies. Series: Twenty-First Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137294623
- ISBN
- 9781137294623
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€ 63.83
€ 63.83
Hardcover. The book examines Lucretius' conception of the philosophic life, and the reaction to the human and political implications of the discovery of nature. Series: Recovering Political Philosophy. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137292315
- ISBN
- 9781137292315
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€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Hardcover. A long neglected concept in the field of international relations and political theory, hospitality provides a new framework for analysing many of the challenges in world politics today, from the search for peaceable relations between states to asylum and refugee crises. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA; JPSN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137289995
- ISBN
- 9781137289995
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€ 64.14
€ 64.14
Hardcover. This penetrating critique forges a path through Agamben's extensive commentary on time, language, and visuality, revealing its limit and establishing a ground for future engagements. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286239
- ISBN
- 9781137286239
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Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Hardcover. Looking at the relationship between modernity and the rise of charismatic leaders, Agnes Horvath uses 'threshold' situations to trace the conditions out of which political regimes developed. The focus on rationalism and structure has led to a systematic neglect of uncertain liminal moments, which gave new direction to societies and cultures. Series: Modernism and.. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBTB; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277855
- ISBN
- 9781137277855
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Condition: New
€ 58.30
€ 58.30
Hardcover. A standout contribution to post-secular IR theory, this book addresses issues of global politics, from cooperation to conflict, and shows how a religious metaphor, the pilgrim, can help us to rethink our concepts of self, agency, and community in a time of changing world order. Series: Culture and Religion in International Relations. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; HRCC7; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275806
- ISBN
- 9781137275806
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Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269836
- ISBN
- 9781137269836
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€ 63.86
€ 63.86
Hardcover. This book articulates the key theoretical assumptions of poststructuralism, but also probes its limits, evaluates rival approaches and elaborates new concepts. Building on the work of Derrida, Foucault, Heidegger, Lacan, Laclau, Levi-Strauss, Marx, Saussure and Zizek, the book also provides a distinctive version of the poststructuralist project. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 figures. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137266972
- ISBN
- 9781137266972
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€ 187.06
€ 187.06
Hardcover. The capacity to take part in dialogues and justify one's positions constitutes the normative core of critical social justice. Ensuring this capacity to every citizen is the main objective of justice, which requires transforming social structures and relations as well as counteracting the effects of capitalist dynamics. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Critical
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263377
- ISBN
- 9781137263377
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€ 64.25
€ 64.25
Paperback. This book offers a new approach to contemporary problems using philosophical perspectives and analyzing practical consequences. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137035639
- ISBN
- 9781137035639
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Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Hardcover. Drawing on the ambiguous meaning of the notion of vulnerability, the book offers an innovative approach to the topic of the female body in relation to women's rights; going beyond the age-old dichotomy of casting women as either passive victims or conscious agents. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030719
- ISBN
- 9781137030719
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Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Hardcover. Community Without Community in Digital Culture presents the view that our digital culture is determined not by greater connection, but by the separation and gap that is a necessary concomitant of our fundamental technicity. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137026668
- ISBN
- 9781137026668
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Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Hardcover. This book, for the first time, brings Niklas Luhmann's work into dialogue with other theoretical positions, including Lacan, Derrida, Deleuze, gender studies, bioethics, translation, ANT, eco-theories and complexity theory. Editor(s): Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos, Andreas. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137015280
- ISBN
- 9781137015280
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€ 64.57
€ 64.57
Hardcover. This book explores the relevance of utopia in relation to contemporary criminology. The range of contributors explore the application of a utopian method for uncovering the potential within criminology and criminal justice, as well as the relevance of the utopian impulse for developing a challenge to the status quo in academia and beyond. Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JKVP; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009791
- ISBN
- 9781137009791
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Condition: New
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Hardcover. It's hard to imagine a good life without friends. But why is friendship so valuable? What is friendship at all? What unites friends and distinguishes them from others? Is the preference given to friends rationally and morally justifiable? This collection examines answers given by classic philosophers and offers new answers by contemporary thinkers. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137003980
- ISBN
- 9781137003980
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Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Hardcover. In this book Hay argues that the moral and political frameworks of Kantianism and liberalism are indispensable for addressing the concerns of contemporary feminism. After defending the use of these frameworks for feminist purposes, Hay uses them to argue that people who are oppressed have an obligation to themselves to resist their own oppression. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137003898
- ISBN
- 9781137003898
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Condition: New
€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Hardcover. The Medieval Fold presents a theory of the medieval subject from 1050-1215, informed by contemporary theories of subjection and power from Freud, Nietzsche, Foucault, Lacan, and Deleuze. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137000972
- ISBN
- 9781137000972
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Condition: New
€ 63.28
€ 63.28
The Human Person and a Culture of Freedom (American Maritain Associati...
Peter A. Pagan Aguiar And Terese Auer O.P.
Paperback. A collection of essays on the theoretical foundations of human freedom. It examines various aspects of the anthropological questions at the root of a number of critical social challenges confronting modernity. It is suitable for readers interested in educational theory, church and state, and the nature of love and friendship. Editor(s): Aguiar, Peter A. Pagan; Auer, Terese. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HRAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780966922677
- ISBN
- 9780966922677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.01
€ 33.01
Paperback. This collection of essays revisits Jacques Maritain's book, the University of Chicago Walgreen lectures of 1949, and critically engages its themes and arguments. It covers the character of the modern state, and its relation to the body politic and the state's functions and claims. Editor(s): Fuller, Timothy; Hittinger, John P. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC; HPS; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Amer Maritain Assn Inc
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780966922639
- ISBN
- 9780966922639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.56
€ 32.56