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Paperback. Examines the aspects of Hannah Arendt's life and thought including: her complex identity as a German Jew; her commitment to and critique of Zionism and the state of Israel; her works on "totalitarianism", Nazism, and the Eichmann trial; and, her intimate and tense connections to German culture. Editor(s): Aschheim, Steven E. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; JFC; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 481.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520220577
ISBN
9780520220577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.64

Hardback. In False Dawn, noted Middle East regional expert Steven Cook offers a sweeping narrative account of the past five years, moving from Turkey to Tunisia to Yemen to Iraq to Egypt and beyond, ultimately presenting a powerful theoretical analysis of why the Arab Spring failed. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPH; JPV; JPW; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190611415
ISBN
9780190611415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.27

Hardback. In Western democracies today, politics and politicians are held in contempt by the majority of citizens. Bilakovics argues that this disdain of politics follows neither from the discontents of our liberal political system nor from the preoccupations of a consumer society. Rather, he traces the sources of political cynicism to democracy itself. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674058224
ISBN
9780674058224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.31

Hardcover. This book argues that there is an ongoing planetary crisis, in both the social and natural worlds, that is of urgent importance. This demands a new politics, a politics of total liberation, one that grasps the need to unite the disparate movements for human, animal, and earth liberation. In the book, Best outlines a way forward despite challenges. Series: Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137471116
ISBN
9781137471116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.24

Paperback. A significant shift in environmental governance since 1970 has been the convergence of environmental and libral economic norms toward "liberal environmentalism". This text assesses the reasons for this shift, and considers the implications for our ability to address global environmental problems. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120371
ISBN
9780231120371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.06

Paperback. Is democracy just a passing fad? Series: All That Matters. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 174 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444178876
ISBN
9781444178876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. Shows that Leo Strauss' defense of liberal democracy was closely connected to his skepticism of both the extreme Left and extreme Right. It assesses Strauss's attempt to direct teaching of political science away from examination of mass behavior and interest-group politics and toward study of philosophical principles on which politics are based. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226763897
ISBN
9780226763897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. Who ought to govern? Why should I obey the law? What is the proper education for a citizen and a statesman? These questions probe some of the deepest and most enduring problems that every society confronts, regardless of time and place. This book introduces the wide terrain of political philosophy through the classic texts of the discipline. Series: The Open Yale Courses. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300181807
ISBN
9780300181807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.87

Paperback. Looks at the history of Italian workerist theory, taking in Antonio Negri, Mario Tronti, Sergio Bologna and others. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745399904
ISBN
9780745399904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.81

Paperback. The story of the dramatic struggle to define collective memory in Chile during the violent, repressive dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. Series: Latin America Otherwise: Languages, Empires, Nations. Num Pages: 576 pages, 36 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 35. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822338413
ISBN
9780822338413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.33

Paperback. By sharing individual Chileans' recollections of the Pinochet regime, historian Steve J. Stern provides an analytic framework for understanding memory struggles in history. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPR; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822338161
ISBN
9780822338161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Both campaigns about Brexit are treating people like simpletons. In this manifesto, the author argues that the frustrations people feel with government, politics, their economic circumstances and their daily lives are caused by deep structural problems with the systems that dominate our modern world. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
W H Allen
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753556634
ISBN
9780753556634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Hardcover. Following upheaval Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, this book discusses the autocratic state not as a unit characterized by strength or weakness but rather as a structure that can alternately inhibit or facilitate the appearance of protests at the national level. Num Pages: 244 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461465362
ISBN
9781461465362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.29

Hardback. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1FPC; 1KBB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804778206
ISBN
9780804778206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.96

Hardback. Explores Arendt's understanding of method: of what political theory is, its purposes and limits, and how it is best undertaken. It shows that her unusual approach - which has led some to believe she fails to offer a consistent method - reflects a definite conception of and approach to political theory. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639021
ISBN
9780748639021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.55
€ 120.22

Paperback. Hannah Arendt's work has been noted for its unorthodox and eclectic style. This title shows that her unusual approach reflects a consistent and distinctive conception of, and way of doing, political theory. It considers Arendt's views on totalitarianism, political theory, and the concept of action, political ethics, and the role of the thinker. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296. Challenging the Tradition. 192 pages. Hannah Arendt's work has been noted for its unorthodox and eclectic style. This title shows that her unusual approach reflects a consistent and distinctive conception of, and way of doing, political theory. It considers Arendt's views on totalitarianism, political theory, and the concept of action, political ethics, and the role of the thinker. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JPA. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 11. Weight: 296.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748668533
ISBN
9780748668533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Hardcover. Truth commissions, apologies, and reparations are just some of the transitional justice mechanisms embraced by established democracies. This groundbreaking exploration of political theory explains how these forms of state redress repair the damage state wrongdoing inflicts upon political legitimacy. Series: International Political Theory. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 figures. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHV; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230285231
ISBN
9780230285231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.76

Paperback. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1993
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349230778
ISBN
9781349230778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.81

Hardcover. A survey and critique of the uses of political culture within political science. Attention is given to historiographical uses in both Soviet and American cases and reference is made to bodies of work outside political culture research itself. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1993rd Edition
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333545348
ISBN
9780333545348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.93

Paperback. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349227952
ISBN
9781349227952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 192.97

Paperback. Pericles, Greece's greatest statesman and the leader of its Golden Age, created the Parthenon and championed democracy in Athens and beyond. This work presents accounts of those close to Pericles, including Thucydides, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Protagoras, Sophocles, Lysias, Xenophon, Plato, and Plutarch. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282. A Sourcebook and Reader. 248 pages, illustrations. Pericles, Greece's greatest statesman and the leader of its Golden Age, created the Parthenon and championed democracy in Athens and beyond. This work presents accounts of those close to Pericles, including Thucydides, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Protagoras, Sophocles, Lysias, Xenophon, Plato, and Plutarch. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; JPA. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 15. Weight: 282.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256040
ISBN
9780520256040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442214309
ISBN
9781442214309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.57

Paperback. Tax revenues pay for many public services, including roads, health care, and education. However, it has become a contentious political issue of public debate. In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen Smith explains its history and its main principles; arguing that we'd all benefit from an understanding of the role of taxation in society. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; KCZ; KFFD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199683697
ISBN
9780199683697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. This study aims to demonstrate that presidents are persistent agents of change, continually disrupting and transforming the political landscape. The politics of the "third way" is also discussed in relation to Bill Clinton's political strategies. Num Pages: 576 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2 Rev ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674689374
ISBN
9780674689374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.03

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