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Social & political philosophy

Hardback. This Companion illuminates Greek and Roman political thought in all its range, diversity, and depth. Thirty-four essays from leading scholars in history, classics, philosophy, and political science provide stimulating discussions of classical political thought, ranging from the Archaic Greek epics to the final days of the Roman Empire and beyond. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 658 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA; HPS; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 184 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
658
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405151436
ISBN
9781405151436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 219.03

Hardback. A Brief History of Justice traces the development of the idea of justice from the ancient world until the present day, with special attention to the emergence of the modern idea of social justice. Series: Brief Histories of Philosophy. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405155762
ISBN
9781405155762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.28

Paperback. A Brief History of Justice traces the development of the idea of justice from the ancient world until the present day, with special attention to the emergence of the modern idea of social justice. Series: Brief Histories of Philosophy. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405155779
ISBN
9781405155779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. In Citizenship, Inclusion, and Democracy, six expert contributors explore the conceptual and empirical significance of the work of leading contemporary political philosopher, Iris Marion Young, and her work in the field of education. * Illuminates the discussion about the centrality of public education. Editor(s): Sardoc, Mitja. Series: Educational Philosophy and Theory Special Issues. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 7. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405156011
ISBN
9781405156011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.46

Hardback. This is the first anthology published on the basic income proposal. Basic income is a policy that would assure an unconditional, individual income for everyone. Basic income attracts increasing attention throughout the world, and this anthology is useful not only for scholars, but also for teachers, students, and the general public. Editor(s): Widerquist, Karl; Noguera, Jose A.; Vanderborght, Yannick; De Wispelaere, Jurgen. Num Pages: 606 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JKSB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405158107
ISBN
9781405158107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.11

Paperback. This anthology takes the ever-controversial discussion of pornography out of solely academic circles; it expands the questions about porn that academics might tackle and opens the conversation to those who know it best-the creators and users of porn. Editor(s): Monroe, Dave. Series Editor(s): Allhoff, Fritz. Series: Philosophy for Everyone. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405199629
ISBN
9781405199629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.67

Hardback. Canuel draws interesting connections between the debate about beauty and justice and issues in cosmopolitanism, queer theory, and animal studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405872
ISBN
9781421405872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.95
€ 49.58

Paperback. This major new study returns to Aristotle in order to examine the salient categories in terms of which we think about ourselves and our nature. An overview of the concepts of substance, causation, power and agency provides the background for an investigation into teleology, rationality and explanations of behaviour in terms of reasons. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HPM; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444332483
ISBN
9781444332483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.76

Paperback. Through a series of writings from international scholars, Gramsci and Educational Thought pays tribute to the educational influence of Antonio Gramsci, considered one of the greatest social thinkers and political theorists of the 20th century. Editor(s): Mayo, Peter. Series: Educational Philosophy and Theory Special Issues. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444333947
ISBN
9781444333947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.44

Hardback. 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, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 252 x 21. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444334104
ISBN
9781444334104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.00

Paperback. The Secular Outlook: In Defense of Moral and Political Secularism shows how people can live together and overcome the challenge of religious terrorism by adopting a "secular outlook" on life and politics. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; HRQA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444335217
ISBN
9781444335217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Paperback. This book explores the boundaries of democratic communities, examining who is included in these boundaries and governed by them. Focus is placed on the consequences of globalization for democracy, especially in light of the exclusion that global policies impose on many citizens. Editor(s): Tinnevelt, Ronald; Schutter, Helder de. Series: Metaphilosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444335682
ISBN
9781444335682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503600201
ISBN
9781503600201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Hardback. What unites Google and Facebook, Apple and Microsoft, Siemens and GE, Uber and Airbnb? Across a wide range of sectors, these firms are transforming themselves into platforms: businesses that provide the hardware and software foundation for others to operate on. Series: Theory Redux. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; KCP; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509504862
ISBN
9781509504862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

Hardback. Pierre Bourdieu is arguably the most influential sociologist of the twentieth century, especially since the once common criticisms of his determinism and reproductionism have receded. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509507481
ISBN
9781509507481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780992488
ISBN
9781780992488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846943805
ISBN
9781846943805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. "Man is a political animal," Aristotle asserts near the beginning of the Politics. In this reading of one of the foundational texts of political philosophy, the author traces the surprising implications of Aristotle's claim and explores the treatise's relevance to ongoing political concerns. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226154985
ISBN
9780226154985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Hardback. What does it mean to be free? The author shows that individual agency is best conceived as a non-sovereign experience because our ability to act and affect the world depends on how other people interpret and respond to what we do. It enables us to see human action, personal responsibility, and the meaning of liberty in a totally new light. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226234694
ISBN
9780226234694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.85

Paperback. What, if anything, does figurative, political slavery have to do with transatlantic slavery? The author explores connections between political and chattel slavery by excavating the tradition of Western political thought that justifies actively opposing tyranny. Num Pages: 435 pages, 14 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBTS; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
435
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226271798
ISBN
9780226271798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

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