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Social & political philosophy
Paperback. How can a leader be strong and decisive, yet still inspire loyalty in his followers? When is it necessary to break the rules? Is it better to be feared than loved? In this book, the author answers all these questions in a work of realpolitik that still has shrewd political lessons. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141442259
- ISBN
- 9780141442259
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.43
€ 10.99
€ 9.43
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
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Condition: New
€ 41.07
€ 41.07
Hardback. Translator(s): Goshgarian, G. M. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153980
- ISBN
- 9780231153980
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Rapidly becoming one of the most celebrated and controversial contemporary thinkers, Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben uses his ideas about ontology - the philosophy of being - as a foundation for his political theory. This book looks at Agamben's entire corpus of political thought. Series: Thinking Politics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748676217
- ISBN
- 9780748676217
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.23
€ 38.99
€ 35.23
Paperback. One of the most important texts of modern times, Herbert Marcuse's analysis and image of a one-dimensional man in a one-dimensional society has shaped many young radical's way of seeing and experiencing life. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415289771
- ISBN
- 9780415289771
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.03
€ 23.99
€ 22.03
Hardback. Money is an evil that does good, and a good that does evil. It is wise to have money, says Pascal Bruckner, and wise to think and talk about it critically. One of the world's great essayists guides us through the commentary that money has generated since ancient times, as he builds an unfashionable defense of the worldly wisdom of the bourgeoisie. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 20 x 13. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674972278
- ISBN
- 9780674972278
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.11
€ 47.99
€ 40.11
Paperback. Hannah Arendt is one of the most important political theorists of the twentieth century. This book focuses on how, against the professionalized discourses of theory, Arendt insists on the greater political importance of the ordinary activity of thinking. Editor(s): Berkowitz, Roger; Katz, Jeffrey; Keenan, Thomas. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 194 x 228 x 2. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823230761
- ISBN
- 9780823230761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.24
€ 54.24
Hardcover. A leading philosopher brings the tools of his trade to contentious contemporary debates. Num Pages: 320 pages, ---. BIC Classification: HPS; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393242270
- ISBN
- 9780393242270
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.74
€ 30.99
€ 25.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Wissenburg, M.; Schlosberg, D. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. BIC Classification: HPS. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349683109
- ISBN
- 9781349683109
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Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 219 x 34. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465082926
- ISBN
- 9780465082926
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.17
€ 31.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474413916
- ISBN
- 9781474413916
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.77
€ 32.99
€ 29.77
Paperback. Explores the risks and responsibilities of liberty. Examining the tyranny that can come both from government and from the herd-like opinion of the majority, this title proposes a freedom to think, unite, and pursue our pleasures as the most important freedoms, as long as we cause no harm to others. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HPCD; HPS; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 12. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046945
- ISBN
- 9780141046945
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.43
€ 10.99
€ 9.43
Paperback. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 664 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCX; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 48. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172231
- ISBN
- 9780691172231
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.86
€ 42.99
€ 30.86
Paperback. A modern way of approaching Antonio Gramsci's writings which breaks from previous analyses Series: Reading Gramsci. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 237 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745335681
- ISBN
- 9780745335681
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.77
€ 31.99
€ 24.77
Paperback. Challenges our assumptions about voting, revealing why it is not a duty for most citizens. This title explains why voting is not necessarily the best way for citizens to exercise their civic duty, and why some citizens need to stay away from the polls to protect the democratic process from their uninformed, irrational, or immoral votes. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154442
- ISBN
- 9780691154442
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.28
€ 30.99
€ 22.28
Hardback. Conflicting claims about culture are a familiar refrain of political life in the contemporary world. This book reasserts the case in favor of liberal multiculturalism by developing a new ethical defense of minority rights. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159379
- ISBN
- 9780691159379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 42.00
€ 53.37
€ 42.00
Paperback. Translator(s): Burchell, Graham. Series Editor(s): Davidson, Arnold I. Series: Michel Foucault: Lectures at the College De France. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403986535
- ISBN
- 9781403986535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53
Paperback. There is no absolute truth but there is absolutely everything Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Number of pages
- 146
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780998206
- ISBN
- 9781780998206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Presents an array of essays on design by the seminal media critic and philosopher Vilem Flusser. This title includes essays on such ordinary 'things' as wheels, carpets, pots, umbrellas and tents, Flusser emphasizes the interrelationships between art and science, theology and technology, and archaeology and architecture. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AK; HPCF; HPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 121 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890559
- ISBN
- 9781861890559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.92
€ 25.92
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 line illus. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171784
- ISBN
- 9780691171784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Hardback. * Compact introduction to the nature of war designed to explain today's conflicts Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040891
- ISBN
- 9781849040891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.18€ 53.08
€ 53.18
€ 53.08
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205444
- ISBN
- 9780872205444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.01
€ 24.99
€ 23.01
Hardback. Translator(s): Davidson, Professor Scott. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472524317
- ISBN
- 9781472524317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.09€ 45.94
€ 59.09
€ 45.94
Paperback. What should we expect from democracy, and how likely is it that democracies will live up to those expectations? This work offers an assessment of contemporary answers to these questions, and explores its implications for policy and political action. It includes accounts of democracy's purposes that focus on aggregating preferences. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123967
- ISBN
- 9780691123967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.39
€ 37.99
€ 27.39