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Paperback. * A provocative defence of the idea that parents should be allowed to enhance their children's genetic characteristics. * Gets away from fears of a Huxleyan 'Brave New World' or a return to the fascist eugenics of the past. * Written from a philosophically and scientifically informed point of view. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405123907
- ISBN
- 9781405123907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.96
€ 38.99
€ 38.96
Paperback. The 'fascist' is usually an insult aimed at those on the right. But what does it really mean? What if the true heirs to fascism were actually those who thought of themselves as being terribly nice and progressive - the liberals? This book looks behind the friendly face of the well-meaning liberal, and turns our preconceptions inside out. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141039503
- ISBN
- 9780141039503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Hardback. This book is an innovative appraisal of Edwardian Liberalism and the 1905-15 Liberal governments. Making extensive use of new archival research the volume identifies the major concerns of Liberals in the first two decades of the twentieth century and explores how policy-making was related to conflicting definitions of Liberal ideology. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333917985
- ISBN
- 9780333917985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Paperback. This book is an overview of the activities of the British Liberal governments in the period 1905-1915. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349423439
- ISBN
- 9781349423439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. In this state-of-the-field anthology, leading scholars in the fields of European imperial history and intellectual history explore the nature of European imperialism during the 'long nineteenth century', scrutinizing the exact relationship between the various forms of liberalism in Europe and the various imperial projects of Europe. Editor(s): Fitzpatrick, Matthew P. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137019967
- ISBN
- 9781137019967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.81€ 46.24
€ 129.81
€ 46.24
Paperback. In this state-of-the-field anthology, leading scholars in the fields of European imperial history and intellectual history explore the nature of European imperialism during the 'long nineteenth century', scrutinizing the exact relationship between the various forms of liberalism in Europe and the various imperial projects of Europe. Editor(s): Fitzpatrick, M. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349437399
- ISBN
- 9781349437399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.65
€ 118.65
Hardback. In a work based on new archival, press, and literary sources, the author revises the picture of German imperialism as being the brainchild of a Machiavellian Bismarck or the "conservative revolutionaries" of the twentieth century. Instead, Fitzpatrick argues for the liberal origins of German imperialism.. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 237 pages, 8 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBTQ; JPFN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455200
- ISBN
- 9781845455200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.95
€ 151.95
Paperback. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBW; JPA; JPS; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359325
- ISBN
- 9781349359325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.81
€ 61.81
Paperback. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan History of International Thought. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349529889
- ISBN
- 9781349529889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan History of International Thought. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403967039
- ISBN
- 9781403967039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Hardcover. The book investigates the role of popular liberal internationalism as a social movement in Britain using Gramscian and Foucauldian ideas of civil society. It addresses the use of force for peace through an examination of the impact of civil society actors in popular liberal internationalism between the world wars. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537637
- ISBN
- 9780230537637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Paperback. This study provides an original conception of liberalism that accounts for its internal contradictions and explains the current crisis of liberal internationalism. Examining the disjuncture between liberal theory and practice, it offers a firmer grasp on the historical role of liberalism in world politics. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137348425
- ISBN
- 9781137348425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.01€ 115.95
€ 118.01
€ 115.95
Hardcover. This study provides an original conception of liberalism that accounts for its internal contradictions and explains the current crisis of liberal internationalism. Examining the disjuncture between liberal theory and practice, it offers a firmer grasp on the historical role of liberalism in world politics. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPFK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137348418
- ISBN
- 9781137348418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. Freeden employs the complex theory of ideological analysis that he developed in previous works to explore in considerable detail the experimental interfaces created between liberalism and neighboring ideologies on the left and the right. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116785
- ISBN
- 9780691116785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.23
€ 46.99
€ 33.23
hardcover. What happens when higher education is introduced to the exploration of meaning and purpose? Liberal Learning as a Quest for Purpose analyzes a remarkable experiment-lasting over a decade and encompassing 88 independent campuses-to reconfigure undergraduate education as a journey toward life purpose. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; JHB; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- OXFORD UNIV PR United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190499242
- ISBN
- 9780190499242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.58
€ 75.58
Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156170
- ISBN
- 9780691156170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.41
€ 33.99
€ 24.41
Liberal Multiculturalism and the Fair Terms of Integration
Balint, Peter J.; Guerard de Latour, Sophie
Hardcover. Multiculturalism has come under considerable attack in political practice, yet the fact of diversity remains, and with it the need to establish fair terms of integration. This book defends multiculturalism as the most coherent and practicable approach to liberal integration, but one that is not without the need for crucial reformulation. Editor(s): Balint, Peter J.; Guerard de Latour, Sophie. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320391
- ISBN
- 9781137320391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.23
€ 63.23
Paperback. Urges liberals not to surrender the concept of nationalism to conservative, chauvinist, or racist ideologies. This work attempts to tie together a wide range of issues often kept apart: personal autonomy, cultural membership, political obligations, particularity versus impartiality in moral duties, and global justice. Series: Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFK; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001746
- ISBN
- 9780691001746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.19€ 41.82
€ 53.19
€ 41.82
Hardcover. This book transforms our contemporary understanding of the recent political history of Central Africa. It charts the complex life and thought of Harry Nkumbula (ca. 1917-1983), the first openly nationalist African politician in Northern Rhodesia and, later, the leader of parliamentary opposition during Zambia's multi-party First Republic. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; HBJH; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230622746
- ISBN
- 9780230622746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Hardback. Series: Boston Studies in Philosophy, Religion and Public Life. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319289427
- ISBN
- 9783319289427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.41
€ 119.41