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Paperback. This collection of essays examines how "the secular" is constituted and understood, and how new understandings of secularism and religion shape analytic perspectives in the social sciences, politics, and international affairs. Editor(s): Calhoun, Craig; Juergensmeyer, Mark; VanAntwerpen, Jonathan. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRQA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199796687
- ISBN
- 9780199796687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.68
€ 58.68
Hardback. Rethinking Science, Technology, and Social Change challenges prevailing notions that science and technology are socially shaped or constructed. The text puts forth a case for technological determinism, based on a realist and pragmatist account of science and technology, informed by historical comparisons. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 table, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755887
- ISBN
- 9780804755887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.19
€ 81.19
Paperback. Rethinking Rights and Responsibilities, at the nexus of ethics, political theory, public policy, and law, traces how the peculiarly American formulations of the rights of the individual have assaulted our connections with, and responsibilities for, those around us. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486. Good ex library copy with neat label on spine and usual stamps
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press Washington
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- KEX0225746
- ISBN
- 9781589010352
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. What is the meaning of revolution in the twenty-first century? One hundred years ago 'October 1917' was a unique event inspiring socialists and oppressed peoples and became an inevitable point of reference for 20th century politics. Today the left needs both come to terms with this legacy and to transcend it, through a critical reappraisal Editor(s): Panitch, Leo; Albo, Gregory. Series: Socialist Register. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: JPFF; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 326 x 35. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850367249
- ISBN
- 9780850367249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.57€ 69.86
€ 77.57
€ 69.86
Paperback. What is the meaning of revolution in the twenty-first century? One hundred years ago 'October 1917' was a unique event inspiring socialists and oppressed peoples and became an inevitable point of reference for 20th century politics. Today the left needs both come to terms with this legacy and to transcend it, through a critical reappraisal of its Editor(s): Panitch, Leo; Albo, Gregory. Series: Socialist Register. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: JPFF; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 296 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850367256
- ISBN
- 9780850367256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.58
€ 24.99
€ 21.58
Paperback. Drawing on the work of leading scholars as well as policy makers and analysts, this volume offers the most comprehensive and accessible exploration to date of the major puzzles, issues, and questions surrounding the complex and increasingly visible role of religion in world affairs. Editor(s): Shah, Timothy Samuel; Stepan, Alfred; Toft, Monica Duffy. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; HRAM2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199827992
- ISBN
- 9780199827992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.51
€ 60.51
Paperback. Since the mid-1980s there has been an explosion of regionalist projects of which the European Union (EU), while the most pervasive example, is but one of many. This major text by a leading authority in the field adopts a thematic approach to provide a reassessment of regionalism and the role of regions in global governance. Series: Rethinking World Politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPS; KCL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272415
- ISBN
- 9780230272415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.84
€ 68.84
The volume editors conclude with an assessment of the current state of realism and suggest ways for the debate to progress. Editor(s): Freyberg-Inan, Annette; Harrison, Ewan; James, Patrick. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892851
- ISBN
- 9780801892851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.43
€ 81.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFE2; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487187
- ISBN
- 9780801487187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.48
€ 38.99
€ 35.48
Hardcover. Because science has shown that racial essentialism is false, and because the idea of race has proved virulent, many people believe we should eliminate the word and concept entirely. Michael Hardimon criticizes this thinking, arguing that we must recognize the real ways in which race exists in order to revise our understanding of its significance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975668
- ISBN
- 9780674975668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 40.67
€ 49.99
€ 40.67
Paperback. Exposes the racist assumptions underlying such "scientific" works as the Bell Curve. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813108735
- ISBN
- 9780813108735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.25
€ 41.25
Paperback. Drawing on a wide range of international experience, a state of the art introduction to the distinctive role and nature of public strategy which is designed to meet the needs of students and practitioners alike. Series: The Public Management and Leadership Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 black & white tables, 16 figures. BIC Classification: JPP; KJC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 14. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137377562
- ISBN
- 9781137377562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.00
€ 69.00
Paperback. Drawing on a wealth of empirical evidence spanning a century of environmental rule making, the author shows how the delegation of authority to private actors has played a small but consistent role in multilateral environmental agreements over the years, largely in the area of treaty implementation. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; LBBP; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157597
- ISBN
- 9780691157597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.27
€ 37.99
€ 27.27
Hardback. Drawing on a wealth of empirical evidence spanning a century of environmental rule making, the author shows how the delegation of authority to private actors has played a small but consistent role in multilateral environmental agreements over the years, largely in the area of treaty implementation. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; LBBP; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157580
- ISBN
- 9780691157580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.80€ 83.52
€ 109.80
€ 83.52
Hardback. Organizations are central actors of modern society. No understanding of our world is complete without a theory of how they work. Successful organizations must engage in power-projects. Such is the overarching argument of this volume, a collection of papers by many of the world's leading social scientists and organizational scholars. Editor(s): Golsorkhi, Damon; Courpasson, David; Sallaz, Jeffrey. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780526645
- ISBN
- 9781780526645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.97
€ 229.97
Paperback. Selects some of the important work analyzing popular culture. Drawing upon developments in cultural theory and the techniques of critical analysis, this title includes essays that break down disciplinary boundaries in a fresh fashion. It touches on a variety of features of popular culture, from photography to fashion, romance novels to television. Editor(s): Mukerji, Chandra; Schudson, Michael. Num Pages: 512 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520068933
- ISBN
- 9780520068933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.00€ 30.29
€ 37.00
€ 30.29
hardcover. Ten essays (previously published in such journals as The Review of Politics and Human Studies ) contemplate the contributions of phenomenology to the philosophy of political science, and offer a critique of the two other major paradigms in political thought: behavioralism and essentialism. Annotatio Series: Series in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 313 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821410523
- ISBN
- 9780821410523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.01
€ 87.01
Paperback. Rethinking Political Islam offers a fine-grained and definitive overview of the changing world of political Islam in the post-Arab Uprising era. Editor(s): Hamid, Shadi. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPB; JPF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190649203
- ISBN
- 9780190649203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.19
€ 37.19
Hardback. Rethinking Poles and Jews focuses on the role of Holocaust-related material in perpetuating anti-Polish images and describes organizational efforts to combat them. Without minimizing contemporary Polish anti-Semitism, it also presents more positive material on contemporary Polish-American organizations and Jewish life in Poland. Editor(s): Cherry, Robert; Orla-Bukowska, Annamaria. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742546653
- ISBN
- 9780742546653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.83
€ 165.83
Hardback. Based on an in-depth examination of the Brazillian case, this book argues that we need to rethink important theoretical issues and empirical realities of party systems in the third wave of democratization. Num Pages: 412 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 33. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804730570
- ISBN
- 9780804730570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.00
€ 192.00