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Social & political philosophy
Paperback. How does cinema function as a means of ethical resistance and thought? Focusing on Alain Resnais and Chris Marker's cinemas, this book uses the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze to ask how cinema can enable us to see and act in an ethical way. It analyses the cinematic medium itself through concepts of affect, sensation and actual virtual violence. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPN; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474404747
- ISBN
- 9781474404747
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€ 33.99€ 29.90
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Paperback. Identifies historical references & literary allusions by which the Founders sought to amplify their arguments & convince their readers, and clarifies important concepts (sovereignty, contract, separation of powers) which influenced their thinking. Pole's annotation beside the text provide deeper understanding of the papers, and its time. Num Pages: 560 pages, thematic index; chronology of significant events 1688-1791. BIC Classification: HPS; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207110
- ISBN
- 9780872207110
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€ 26.99€ 20.37
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865978850
- ISBN
- 9780865978850
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€ 14.99€ 12.58
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Paperback. Examines the political and religious dimensions of the work of philosopher Henri Bergson Editor(s): Lefebvre, Alexandre; White, Melanie. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502. 352 pages. Editor(s): Lefebvre, Alexandre; White, Melanie. Examines the political and religious dimensions of the work of philosopher Henri Bergson. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 21. Weight: 504.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352754
- ISBN
- 9780822352754
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€ 32.99€ 29.38
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Paperback. Illuminates the social pretentions of the middle classes in the modern world, focusing on the tastes and preferences of the French bourgeoisie. This book argues that the social world functions simultaneously as a system of power relations and as a symbolic system in which minute distinctions of taste become the basis for social judgement. Translator(s): Nice, Richard. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415567886
- ISBN
- 9780415567886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
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Hardback. The newest deluxe edition in the bestselling Capstone Classics Series
This ancient classic has had a make-over. In recent years these Capstone Classic deluxe editions have caught the book buying public's imagination. Series: Capstone Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPS; HPX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 203 x 36. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 414
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857083135
- ISBN
- 9780857083135
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.52
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Paperback. Presents the work of Montesquieu, the philosopher, social critic, political theorist, and literary stylist. This title is intended for the students of the Enlightenment and of modern constitutional thought. Num Pages: 299 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872200906
- ISBN
- 9780872200906
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€ 24.99€ 18.65
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Paperback. AI is on the brink of a new dawn. And so are we.. Telling the difference between humans and computers used to be easy. But artificial intelligence is now so advanced that it is capable of behaving, and even thinking, in ways that have long been considered exclusive to humankind. The time has come to rethink what being human actually means.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241956052
- ISBN
- 9780241956052
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.72
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138187535
- ISBN
- 9781138187535
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Condition: New
€ 50.85
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Paperback. A study of Machiavelli's theory of politics and history which takes as its basis a radical theory of freedom as non-domination and a philosophy that gives priority to events over forms. Series: Commonalities (FUP). Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823255948
- ISBN
- 9780823255948
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 5S; DSB; HPS; JFSK; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. .
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816695928
- ISBN
- 9780816695928
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.25
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Hardback. These outspoken intellectuals seek to reclaim "people" as an effective political concept by revisiting its uses and abuses over time. By engaging this topic linguistically, ethnically, culturally, and ontologically, these scholars help separate "people" from its fraught associations to pursue more vital formulations. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 303 x 22. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168762
- ISBN
- 9780231168762
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.31
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Paperback. George Ciccariello-Maher brings the work of Georges Sorel, Frantz Fanon, and Enrique Dussel together with contemporary Venezuelan politics to formulate a decolonized dialectics that is suited to the struggle against the legacies of slavery and colonialism while also breaking the impasse between dialectics and postcolonial theory. Series: Radical Americas. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; 3JM; HBTQ; HBTS; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362432
- ISBN
- 9780822362432
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
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Paperback. Pangle shows how these analysts have in effect imported Straussian impulses into a "newkind of political and social science. Series: The Johns Hopkins Series in Constitutional Thought. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884405
- ISBN
- 9780801884405
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.71
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Paperback. Editor(s): Ingram, James D. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231179591
- ISBN
- 9780231179591
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€ 40.99€ 29.12
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Paperback. Katherine Hawley explores the key ideas about trust in this Very Short Introduction. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines including philosophy, psychology, and evolutionary biology, she emphasizes the nature and importance of trusting and being trusted, from our intimate bonds with significant others to our relationship with the state. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Two black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199697342
- ISBN
- 9780199697342
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.62
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781685785
- ISBN
- 9781781685785
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.54
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Hardback. Political theorists focus on the nature of justice, liberty, and equality while ignoring the institutions through which these ideals are achieved. Political scientists keep institutions in view but deploy a meager set of value-conceptions in analyzing them. A more political political theory is needed to address this gap, Jeremy Waldron argues. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPF; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674743854
- ISBN
- 9780674743854
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.62
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Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HRAB; HRAM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 283 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169972
- ISBN
- 9780691169972
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Condition: New
€ 58.92€ 46.42
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Paperback. Baudrillard's unsettling coda: previously unpublished texts written just before the visionary theorist's death in 2007. Translator(s): Hodges, Ames. Series: Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 177 x 115 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Autonomedia United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584350927
- ISBN
- 9781584350927
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.61
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