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Paperback. South Africa's transition to democracy was met by the global audience with at first, disbelief, followed later by applause. After fifteen years of democracy big questions remain: has a more democratic regime also lead to a more liberal society? And has democracy made for a more peaceful society? Num Pages: 261 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291762
- ISBN
- 9781349291762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Articulates the manner in which international sovereignty is translated into domestic legal command. Combining theory, cross-national quantitative methods, and case studies, this book reveals a pattern of reproduction of a predatory, dysfunctional state in which human integrity is sacrificed to its territorial counterpart. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588266231
- ISBN
- 9781588266231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.38
€ 37.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- IMG Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780902869806
- ISBN
- 9780902869806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.55
€ 16.99
€ 15.55
Paperback. Series: CSIS Reports. Num Pages: 28 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 28
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892065394
- ISBN
- 9780892065394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.01
€ 59.01
Paperback. This dictionary of classical mythology distills into brief form a single-source dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman myths and legends. This concise version covers virtually all major characters, and eight genealogical tables present the principal complex relationships between gods and men. Translator(s): Maxwell-Hyslop, A. R. Num Pages: 616 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; CBD; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631201021
- ISBN
- 9780631201021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34
Hardback. In the aftermath of violence and war, justice for crimes committed may be the only possibility for restoring and healing communities. This book documents both the strengths and limitations of truth commissions and international criminal law in reconciling divided societies. Translator(s): De Stadelhofen, Sarah Meyer. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769556
- ISBN
- 9780804769556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. In the aftermath of violence and war, justice for crimes committed may be the only possibility for restoring and healing communities. This book documents both the strengths and limitations of truth commissions and international criminal law in reconciling divided societies. Translator(s): De Stadelhofen, Sarah Meyer. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804769563
- ISBN
- 9780804769563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. The interest of this book lies at the very center of a recent deployment of homosexual liberation on a larger scale. The reader will be able to understand how each of the traditions studied articulates its own regulatory mechanisms of male sexuality in general, and homosexuality. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAB; HRAC; HRAM; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349475117
- ISBN
- 9781349475117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardcover. The interest of this book lies at the very center of a recent deployment of homosexual liberation on a larger scale. The reader will be able to understand how each of the traditions studied articulates its own regulatory mechanisms of male sexuality in general, and homosexuality. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; JFSJ; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369888
- ISBN
- 9781137369888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Paperback. Translator(s): Bononno, Robert. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816636105
- ISBN
- 9780816636105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Translator(s): LePain, Marc A. Series: New French Thought Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125671
- ISBN
- 9780691125671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.68
€ 36.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. Highlighting social tensions that confront the liberal tradition, this book draws a portrait of what we, citizens of modern liberal democracies, have become. It argues that the frequent incapacity of the morally neutral, democratic state to further social causes derives from the liberal stance that political life does not serve a higher purpose. Translator(s): Balinski, Rebecca. Series: New French Thought Series. Num Pages: 142 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029115
- ISBN
- 9780691029115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Argues that the West has rejected the laws of God and of nature in a quest for human autonomy. This book contends that, in declaring ourselves free and autonomous, we have, paradoxically, lost a sense of what it means to be human. It offers an analysis of the confusions and contradictions at the heart of the modern condition. Translator(s): LePain, Marc A. Series: New French Thought Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; HRC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050256
- ISBN
- 9780691050256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Hardcover. The consequences of the rise of emerging powers like China and India is becoming the most important topic of debate in international studies. This book focuses on the impact of these changes on the way we study international politics: if international politics is changing, should we also change international studies? Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280397
- ISBN
- 9780230280397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
paperback. The consequences of the rise of emerging powers like China and India is becoming the most important topic of debate in international studies. This book focuses on the impact of these changes on the way we study international politics: if international politics is changing, should we also change international studies? Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349327577
- ISBN
- 9781349327577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Paperback. A collection of essays on the historical origins, contemporary difficulties, and future prospects of democratic life. It examines the "pathologies" that have curtailed democracy's potential and challenges the antitotalitarian liberalism that has dominated recent political thought. Editor(s): Moyn, Samuel. Series: Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137416
- ISBN
- 9780231137416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.68
€ 36.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. An account of one of the more curious realities of contemporary French culture: the prominence accorded to "revisionism". This is an attempt on the part of a specific group to deny the existence of Hitler's Holocaust. The study reveals the underlying causes of revisionism and its influence. Translator(s): Mehlman, Jeffrey. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074582
- ISBN
- 9780231074582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.66
€ 97.66
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
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Hardback. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403946607
- ISBN
- 9781403946607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.16
€ 127.16
Hardback. Bitter, brownish and sticky, opium - the sap of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum - has been cultivated from the earliest of times. This book presents an account of the illicit production and trade of opium across the centuries. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFCA; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845119737
- ISBN
- 9781845119737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 49.63
€ 52.89
€ 49.63