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Paperback. Shows how the philosophical resources of the eighteenth-century Englightenment can help us to construct a politics that does not repeat the mistakes of Marxism or succumb to the temptation of a cynicism that masquerade as realism. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526278
ISBN
9780099526278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Deals with a question central to both anthropology and philosophy: what is the relationship between nature and culture? Drawing on ethnographic examples from around the world, the author formulates a new framework, the "four ontologies" - animism, totemism, naturalism, and analogism - to account for all the ways we relate ourselves to nature. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 488 pages, 1 halftone, 2 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: HPS; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226212364
ISBN
9780226212364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Clark, Henry C. Translator(s): Clark, Henry C. Num Pages: 808 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
808
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865978256
ISBN
9780865978256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.69

Paperback. Bringing together a group of internationally renowned theorists, the volume asks: has there been an ethical turn in Judith Butlers work or is the increasing emphasis on ethics the culmination of ideas in her earlier work? How do ethics relate to politics in her work, and how do they connect to her increasing concern with violence, war and conflict? Editor(s): Lloyd, Moya. Series: Critical Connections. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748678853
ISBN
9780748678853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107630161
ISBN
9781107630161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

Hardback. Scholars normally emphasize the contrast between the two great eighteenth-century thinkers Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Adam Smith. Rousseau is seen as a critic of modernity; Smith as an apologist. However, Istvan Hont finds significant commonalities in their work, arguing that both were theorists of commercial society but from different perspectives. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HPS; JPA; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674967700
ISBN
9780674967700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.96

Paperback. Can human rights protect the stateless? Or are they permanently excluded from politics? The authors explore questions of statelessness, exclusion, the violence of securitisation and the visual representation of refugees and illegal migrants in the media. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474403054
ISBN
9781474403054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.69

Paperback. Series: Guides for the Perplexed. 176 pages. John Stuart Mill is best known for his moral and political writings, and is a central figure in political philosophy. This book offers an account of Mill's thought, his major works, and the common ideas that permeate them. It introduces the key concepts and themes in Mill's social, political and moral thought. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPS. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight: 272.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847064035
ISBN
9781847064035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. This book proposes an original interpretation of the French philosopher Michel Foucault's late work on rights and human rights and relates this interpretation to current developments in contemporary political theory. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPVH4; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796491
ISBN
9780804796491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. In Islam and Secularity Nilufer Gole examines the transforming relationship between Islam and Western secular modernity and the impact of the Muslim presence in Europe. She demonstrates that Islam and secularism are mutually constitutive, constantly changing, and that the presence of Islam unsettles dominant narratives of Western modernism. Series: Public Planet Books. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HR; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359982
ISBN
9780822359982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Thomas Hobbes is one of the foremost British philosophers. This title covers those areas of philosophy where Hobbes is a key player: metaphysics; epistemology; moral philosophy; political philosophy; the philosophy of religion. It explores Hobbes' philosophical method and offers an account of the historical background to Hobbes' thought. Series: Guides for the Perplexed. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826488381
ISBN
9780826488381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.63

Hardcover. This book demonstrates how Deleuze's philosophy provides us with a novel and important notion of historical creativity - that is, a way of thinking about history as an ontological force of creativity. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506. Deleuze's Philosophy of Creativity. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. 224 pages. This book demonstrates how Deleuze's philosophy provides us with a novel and important notion of historical creativity - that is, a way of thinking about history as an ontological force of creativity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBA; HPS. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 19. Weight: 506.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748645305
ISBN
9780748645305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.57
€ 113.40

Hardcover. Whatever happened to the last utopian thinkers of the city? Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMX; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781689752
ISBN
9781781689752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.65

Paperback. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
150
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816628452
ISBN
9780816628452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. Num Pages: 127 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
127
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763540629
ISBN
9788763540629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.27

Paperback. Presents a fresh introduction to Machiavelli's thought for students of politics and philosophy. This volume focuses on Machiavelli's thought, major theories and central ideas. It deals with historical and theoretical context. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474404280
ISBN
9781474404280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Series: Critical Life Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPCF7; HPS; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176415
ISBN
9780231176415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.39

Paperback. 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: 145 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353358
ISBN
9780393353358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.42

Hardcover. Series: Michel Foucault, Lectures at the College de France. Num Pages: 607 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 176 x 41. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2005th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312203269
ISBN
9780312203269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.17
€ 66.32

Paperback. Translator(s): Burchell, Graham. Series: Michel Foucault: Lectures at the College De France. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403986559
ISBN
9781403986559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

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