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Political Ideas of Enlightenment Women: Virtue and Citizenship
Curtis-Wendlandt, Lisa; Gibbard, Paul; Green,...
hardcover. This edited collection showcases the contribution of women to the development of political ideas during the Enlightenment, and presents an alternative to the male-authored canon of philosophy and political thought. Recently, considerable scholarly attention has been paid to women's literary writing and their role in salon society. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472409539
- ISBN
- 9781472409539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.53
€ 190.53
Hardback. This book reveals important and timely insights into why young Australian Muslim men, often from very similar social backgrounds, pursue such dramatically different political paths in the name of Islam. This has important implications for promoting cohesion and challenging the increasing popularity of the Islamic State movement in the West. Series: New Directions in Islam. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSJ2; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137522290
- ISBN
- 9781137522290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.18€ 73.65
€ 118.18
€ 73.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129978
- ISBN
- 9780231129978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 26.99
€ 37.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Braun, Bruce; Whatmore, Sarah J. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816670895
- ISBN
- 9780816670895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.27
€ 29.27
Paperback. Asks whether bosses and reformers are more alike than we might have realized. This title finds that the answer - yes - illuminates the nature of political power. It shows that the resulting loss of democratic responsiveness eventually mobilizes residents to vote monopolistic regimes out of office. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 line drawings, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226812823
- ISBN
- 9780226812823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.23
€ 35.99
€ 28.23
Hardback. Presents a series of papers that discuss political opportunity and social movements. This book includes case studies of specific social movements, comparative case studies of social movements, and comparative case studies of transnational issue networks. Editor(s): Coy, Patrick G. Series: Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762307869
- ISBN
- 9780762307869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.03
€ 204.03
Hardback. As economic stagnation freezes the globe; capitalism is increasingly questioned; war, revolution and political instability unsettles the Middle East; and President Obama's campaign for the Presidency looms, Volume 23 of Political Power and Social Theory reflects on these and related issues and whether the concept of "capitalism" should be problemat Editor(s): Go, Julian. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780528663
- ISBN
- 9781780528663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.58
€ 144.58
Paperback. Presents a political-process model explaining the rise/decline of the black protest movement in the US. Moving from theoretical concerns to empirical analysis, the book focuses on the role of three institutions that foster protest: black churches, black colleges and Southern chapters of the NAACP. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFSL3; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226555539
- ISBN
- 9780226555539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.35
€ 35.99
€ 28.35
Paperback. Explores the impact of protests on social change and on the distribution of political power, particularly greater access of subordinate groups to government policy makers. A theory of political opportunities helps explain these issues about the origins, activities and outcomes of protests. Num Pages: 399 pages, tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPA; JPWD; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 399
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- SKU
- KIN0002099
- ISBN
- 9780333625484
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Editor(s): Zimmermann, Monica K. Num Pages: 231 pages, tables, charts & maps. BIC Classification: JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 264 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604564525
- ISBN
- 9781604564525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.18€ 106.57
€ 157.18
€ 106.57
Hardback. Political scandals have become a pervasive feature of many societies today. From Profumo to the cash-for-questions scandal, from Watergate to the Clinton-Lewinsky affair, scandals have come to play a central role in politics and in the shaping of public debate. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 629.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625492
- ISBN
- 9780745625492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.43
€ 77.43
Hardback. * Accessible, up-to-date textbook overview of a major discipline in sociology. * Addresses the apparent irrelevance of formal political institutions and practices to people s everyday social life. * Provides tools to assess and rethink the relations between politics and society. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745637556
- ISBN
- 9780745637556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05
€ 65.05
Paperback. Translator(s): Fay, Elisabeth. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816665969
- ISBN
- 9780816665969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.47
€ 29.47
Paperback. Uses the ideas of western philosophy's most significant thinkers to trace the history of political theory in international relations. This book challenges conceptions both of how relations between communities, nations, and states is transformed, and of the history of thought in international relations. Num Pages: 456 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCX; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198780540
- ISBN
- 9780198780540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.59
€ 74.59
Hardback. Multiculturalism has been one of the dominant concerns in political theory over the last decade. To date, this inquiry has been mostly informed by, or applied to, the Canadian, American, and increasingly, the European contexts. This volume explores for the first time how the Australian experience both relates and contributes to political thought.. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454920
- ISBN
- 9781845454920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.74
€ 152.74
paperback. These essays by distinguished Australian scholars variously treat the relation between liberalism and diversity, democracy and diversity, culture and rights, and evaluate whether Australia's thirty-year experiment in liberal multiculturalism should be viewed as a successful model. Editor(s): Levey, Geoffrey Brahm. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468. Good clean copy. Covers showing a little shelf wear, otherwise as new
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031941
- ISBN
- 9780857456298
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. Offers an account of the modernity debate and an analysis of its implications for political theory. This book identifies two broad "senses" of modernity: "modernity as mood" and "modernity as socio-cultural form". Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631191599
- ISBN
- 9780631191599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.37
€ 51.99
€ 51.37
Paperback. Selected essays of arguably the greatest and most influential historian of ideas of modern times. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521714068
- ISBN
- 9780521714068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.36
€ 31.99
€ 31.36
Paperback. How did Bill Clinton's clever dexterity help him recover from the Monica Lewinsky scandal? How did Barack Obama draw on his experience as a talented community activist to overcome his inexperience as a national leader? This title deals with these questions. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 53 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JFD; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226023151
- ISBN
- 9780226023151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.19
€ 35.99
€ 28.19
Hardcover. How did Bill Clinton's clever dexterity help him recover from the Monica Lewinsky scandal? How did Barack Obama draw on his experience as a talented community activist to overcome his inexperience as a national leader? This title provides insights into American politics. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 53 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JFD; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226023014
- ISBN
- 9780226023014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.55€ 78.06
€ 94.55
€ 78.06
Hardback. Political Wives, Veiled Lives presents the startling and often unsettling views of political wives, who share a difficult position and tenuous status in the world of politics. In this warm and humorous account we see the private side of what it's like to be a political wife and -whether one wins or loses-life is never quite the same. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819180681
- ISBN
- 9780819180681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.29
€ 25.99
€ 23.29
Paperback. Talks about the politicising of parenthood in the Scandinavian welfare states. This book focuses on the relationship between parents and the state, and the renegotiations between the public and the private. It explores policy discourses, scrutinises outcomes, and presents the similarities and differences between Nordic countries. Editor(s): Ellingsaeter, Anne Lise; Leira, Arnlaug. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFSJ; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861346452
- ISBN
- 9781861346452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.91
€ 40.99
€ 37.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 156 pages, tables, photos. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 220 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611221398
- ISBN
- 9781611221398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.45€ 69.24
€ 100.45
€ 69.24
Hardback. This study re-examines the nature of Greek politics and democracy, and explores the ways in which they have been perceived since the Renaissance. It shows how the nature of political life in Ancient Greece has been interpreted and re-interpreted throughout the centuries. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JFCX; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745610801
- ISBN
- 9780745610801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25