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Paperback. Eminent political theorist Joseph Carens tests the limits of democratic theory in the realm of immigration, arguing that any acceptable immigration policy must be based on moral principles even if it conflicts with the will of the majority. Series: Oxford Political Theory. Num Pages: 386 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFN; JPA; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190246792
ISBN
9780190246792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.13

Paperback. Series: The Princeton-China Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRKN1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168166
ISBN
9780691168166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.73

Hardback.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158617
ISBN
9780691158617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.33

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Monthly Review Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853458500
ISBN
9780853458500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. Bottlenecks introduces a powerful new way of understanding equal opportunity. Rather than literal equalization, Joseph Fishkin argues that Americans ought to aim to broaden the range of opportunities open to people, at every stage in life, to pursue different paths. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190639433
ISBN
9780190639433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.49

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691613758
ISBN
9780691613758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.77
€ 41.59

Paperback. Drawing on original research, case studies of policy-making in Congress and portraits of American law-makers, this book argues that the institutional framework created by the founding fathers continues to foster a government that is both democratic and deliberative. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHV; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044248
ISBN
9780226044248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. "Nye is a master of his field at the height of his powers."--Washington Post Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610390699
ISBN
9781610390699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.19

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801440960
ISBN
9780801440960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.24

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621427
ISBN
9781900621427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.35

Paperback. A candid account by a 1950s political operative and shrewd lobbyist Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992327
ISBN
9780295992327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.66

Hardback. OThis timely book examines the impact of presidential leadership on the emergence and endurance of American global primacy. Nye is judicious, makes a plausible argument about each president he considers, and cuts through confusion and partisanship . . . "--John M. Owen IV, author of "The Clash of Ideas in World Politics." Series: The Richard Ullman Lectures. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158365
ISBN
9780691158365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.88

Paperback. Series: The Richard Ullman Lectures. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163604
ISBN
9780691163604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. Explains why we are experiencing destructively high levels of inequality - and why this is not inevitable. This book focuses chiefly on the gross inequality to which these systems give rise, but also explains how inextricably interlinked they are. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Penguin Press/Classics
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718197384
ISBN
9780718197384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Pessimism is thought of as an exclusively negative stance that inevitably leads to resignation. Even when pessimism looks like utter truth, we are told that it makes the worst of a bad situation. This book challenges the received wisdom about pessimism, arguing that there is an unrecognized yet vibrant pessimistic philosophical tradition. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141121
ISBN
9780691141121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 40.12

Paperback. Rejecting traditional distinctions between philosophy, history, and literature, this book traces a broad connection between political identity and narrative in the field of political theory. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729246
ISBN
9780804729246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.45

Paperback. national security, Gleis and Berti provide a comparative analysis of their histories and political missions that moves beyond reductionist portrayals of the organizations' military operations. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6, 4 maps, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JWK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406152
ISBN
9781421406152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.39

Hardback. Offers insight into what, in Plato's view, is the central problem of life: the mortal propensity to adopt defective ways of answering the question of how to live well. This book seeks to explicate the meaning of Plato's central claim - that "only philosophy can save us." Series Editor(s): George, Robert P. Series: New Forum Books. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691124384
ISBN
9780691124384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.36
€ 54.65

Paperback. Offers both a new interpretation of Deleuze and a framework for retrieving the pre-Kantian paradigm of philosophy as spiritual practice Series: New Slant: Religion, Politics, Ontology. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412. Philosophy and Spiritual Ordeal. Series: New Slant: Religion, Politics, Ontology. 296 pages. Offers both a new interpretation of Deleuze and a framework for retrieving the pre-Kantian paradigm of philosophy as spiritual practice. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight: 414.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352297
ISBN
9780822352297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.30

Hardback. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Publication date
2022
SKU
V9781784535872
ISBN
9781784535872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.68

Paperback. When does democracy work well, and why? Is democracy the best form of government? These questions are of supreme importance as the United States seeks to promote its democratic values abroad. This book looks at ancient Athens to explain how and why directly democratic government by the people produces wealth, power, and security. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 halftones. 9 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146249
ISBN
9780691146249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.78

Paperback. How and why did the Western tradition of political theorizing arise in Athens during the late fifth and fourth centuries BC? Interweaving intellectual history with political philosophy and literary analysis, this book Ober argues that the tradition originated in a high-stakes debate about democracy. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089812
ISBN
9780691089812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.49
€ 50.41

Paperback. Where did "democracy" come from, and what was its original form and meaning? The author shows that this "power of the people" crystallized in a revolutionary uprising by the ordinary citizens of Athens in 508-507 BC. He also examines the consequences of the development of direct democracy for dissident Athenian intellectuals. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691001906
ISBN
9780691001906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.90

Paperback. First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415394154
ISBN
9780415394154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.37

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