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hardcover. This biography traces Machiavelli's life from humble beginnings to his appointment as representative of foreign affairs for Florence, his subsequent fall from grace, torture and final exile, where, in the gardens of the Rucellai villa, he composed texts that were to ensure his fame for posterity. Translator(s): Shugaar, Anthony. Num Pages: 286 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HP; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. . Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032566
- ISBN
- 9781850435303
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hardcover. In this sequel to "The Concept of Music", Robin Maconie teases out the musical science underlying subjects as diverse as Pythagoras's theorem, Plato's city state, mysteries of religion, myth, and folklore, theories of the mind, and key insights of Newton, Freud, and Einstein. Num Pages: 232 pages, line figures. BIC Classification: AVA; HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032567
- ISBN
- 9780198166481
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hardcover. An examination of a fundamental aspect of the intellectual history of early modern Europe. Editor(s): Leites, Edmund. Series: Ideas in Context. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HPC; JFCX. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 562. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032595
- ISBN
- 9780521301138
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€ 5.91
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hardcover. This volume, first published in 2004, asks how did Stoicism influence Western thought after Greek and Roman antiquity? Editor(s): Strange, Steven K. (Emory University, Atlanta); Zupko, Jack. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 57. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032625
- ISBN
- 9780521827096
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hardcover. The author of this work argues that if Harold Wilson's government in the late Sixties has pursued a different policy the province might have been spared The Troubles. Wilson had promised the Catholics that they would be granted their civil rights. However, new evidence suggests other areas. Series: Contemporary History in Context. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQB; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 455. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032643
- ISBN
- 9780333753460
Hardback
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€ 5.91
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hardcover. This book focuses on the political thought of late eighteenth-century Britain, discussing the crisis of the early modern state provoked by the American revolution and setting it in its European context. Series: Ideas in Context. Num Pages: 488 pages, Bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KB; HBJD1; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 788. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032661
- ISBN
- 9780521442596
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€ 5.91
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paperback. This volume in the "Founders in Modern Political and Social Thought" series presents a critical examination of Machiavelli's thought, challenging accepted interpretations of his work and arguing that his republicanism was based on the ideal of civic life protected by the shield of fair laws. Series: Founders of Modern Political & Social Thought. Num Pages: 260 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032712
- ISBN
- 9780198780892
Paperback
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paperback. Uniting 30 years of scholarship, this book is a comprehensive statement on the founder of modern politics. It reveals the role of sects in Machiavelli's politics, his advice on how to rule indirectly and the ultimately partisan character of his project. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032713
- ISBN
- 9780226503691
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€ 5.91
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paperback. This volume presents translations of seven prominent medieval Jewish rationalists covering topics both theological and philosophical. Editor(s): Manekin, Charles H. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032735
- ISBN
- 9780521549516
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paperback. Presents an interdisciplinary reference work suitable for students and researchers concerned with the nature of knowledge. This book consists of 42 alphabetically arranged entries on key concepts at the intersection of philosophy and sociology - what used to be called "sociology of knowledge" but is now increasingly called "social epistemology". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JHBA; PDA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 211 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032779
- ISBN
- 9781844650989
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Ruling Passion: The Erotics of Statecraft in Platonic Political Philos...
Waller Newell Carleton University
paperback. This is a study of tyranny, statesmanship, and civic virtue in three major linked Platonic dialogues, the "Georgias", "Symposium" and "Republic". It explores eros as the key to Plato's understanding of both the depths of human vice and the heights of human aspirations for virtue and happiness. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032781
- ISBN
- 9780847697274
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
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hardcover. Popular science tour de force from bestselling authors, on evolution of intelligence, culture and mind. Num Pages: 340 pages, 35 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 710. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032786
- ISBN
- 9780521571555
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
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hardcover. An exploration of the roles of metamorphosis and hybridity in the establishment of personal identity, with particular emphasis on the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 612. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032790
- ISBN
- 9781890951221
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
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hardcover. Encyclopaedism proposed the organization of knowledge on an ordered and unified basis. Its tenets were gainsaid by Montaigne among others. Beroalde began his career as an encyclopaedist but gradually modified his views. Kenny uses his career as the focus of this study of Renaissance thought. Num Pages: 318 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 541. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032822
- ISBN
- 9780198158622
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
paperback. An analysis of Navajo creation and origin myths that shows the Navajo religion is as complete and nuanced an attempt to answer humanity's big questions as the religions brought to North America by Europeans. It discusses certain parallels between Navajo religious ideas and contemporary scientific cosmology. Num Pages: 325 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; HRKT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Lacking dj, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032886
- ISBN
- 9780520212770
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
paperback. This work provides an assessment of the ancient philosophers' discussions of women, and explains which ancient views can be fruitful for feminist theorizing today. The anthology ranges from classical Greek philosophy through the Hellenistic period, taking in thinkers such as Plato and Aristotle. Editor(s): Ward, Julie K. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 453. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032906
- ISBN
- 9780415916028
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
paperback. This study examines the work of five key philosophical figures from the 19th and 20th centuries through the lens of their own postmodern readings of Plato. It offers a perspective on the relation between the Western philosophical tradition and the evolving postmodern enterprise. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032911
- ISBN
- 9780226993317
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
paperback. aeo This is a powerful and challenging new work offering a fresh and provocative account of the issues raised by the modernity/postmodernity debate. aeo Bauman is one of the leading social thinkers today. aeo The hardback was highly acclaimed and sold well. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Polity
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032919
- ISBN
- 9780745612423
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
paperback. A study of the political, economic and social themes that have shaped Ugandan history. The author also explores the successes, failures and prospects of the country's current government, and discusses the difficulties facing a nation divided by ethnic, religious and regional cleavages. Num Pages: 222 pages, 16 photographs, maps, tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; HBJH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Westview Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813337241
- ISBN
- 9780813337241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.21
€ 54.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HRCC7; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Colorado
- Edition
- Rev Sub
- Number of pages
- 131
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870815768
- ISBN
- 9780870815768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.69
€ 29.69