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Political science & theory

Hardcover. In this short book Peter Sloterdijk offers a genealogy of the concept of freedom from Ancient Greece to the present day. This genealogy is part of a broader theory of the large political body, according to which Sloterdijk argues that political communities arise in response to a form of anxiety or stress. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745699288
ISBN
9780745699288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.11

Hardback. Examines a century of American experience to illustrate how the United States determines its security policies. The essays in this volume show that decisions about strategy are critically shaped by domestic politics - political ideologies, state structure and societal interests. Editor(s): Trubowitz, Peter; Goldman, Emily; Rhodes, Edward J. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 maps and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110747
ISBN
9780231110747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.30
€ 89.78

Hardback. Links the history of Europe to world history, situating European modernity in its global context. This book asks why, from some moment onwards, 'Europe' and 'the rest of the world' entered into a particular relationship. Editor(s): Wagner, Peter. Series: Annual of European and Global Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474400404
ISBN
9781474400404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.41
€ 114.08

Hardback. This book explores the possible meanings of this new distinction and assesses the advantages and disadvantages of adopting it for understanding the contemporary world. It casts a wide exploratory net, looking at how the way that we interpret the world has changed over time. Editor(s): Wagner, Peter. Series: Annual of European and Global Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474423243
ISBN
9781474423243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.49
€ 107.92

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Black Rose Books Canada
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551643083
ISBN
9781551643083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816630684
ISBN
9780816630684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

hardcover. Lucidly written and clearly argued, After the New Atheist Debate is a book that brings welcome clarity and a solid path to the often contentious conversation about religion in the public sphere. Series: UTP Insights. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HRA; HRAB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649521
ISBN
9781442649521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.24

Hardcover. BIC Classification: JHBK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. . An excellent, clean copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press University Park
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KRS0018345
ISBN
9780271002828
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Examining how the United States and other democracies can fight terrorism while preserving liberty and maintaining a healthy, unified society. Series: Belfer Center Studies in International Security. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JPA; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd Boston
Number of pages
215
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KEX0216981
ISBN
9780262581974
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An argument that it was only on September 11, 2001, that the symbolic universe of the Cold War was finally destroyed and a new world order put into place. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344735
ISBN
9780822344735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. A disturbing look at how asylum seekers fare in America Num Pages: 354 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740743
ISBN
9780814740743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271048949
ISBN
9780271048949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.67
€ 74.37

Hardcover. An esteemed philosopher offers a vision for the central role of one of our most cherished-and controversial-ideas. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393063974
ISBN
9780393063974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.64

Paperback. Hobbes' extreme political views have commanded so much attention that they have eclipsed his work on language and mind, and on reasoning, personhood, and group formation. This book argues that it was Hobbes who invented the invention of language thesis - the idea that language is a cultural innovation that transformed the human mind. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; HPM; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143255
ISBN
9780691143255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Hardback. This innovative approach to freedom starts from an account of what we mean by describing someone, in a psychological vein, as a free subject. Pettit develops an argument as to what it is that makes someone free in that basic sense; and then goes on to derive the implications of the approach for issues of freedom in political theory. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3. BIC Classification: JPA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745620930
ISBN
9780745620930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.45

Paperback. What exactly does it mean to be North American? The Labyrinth of North American Identities is a long essay that attempts to learn more about North America as a unit and its individual countries by exploring the idea of a shared North American identity. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442605527
ISBN
9781442605527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. An important conversation about Bourdieu's approach to socio-historical change Editor(s): Gorski, Philip S. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 5 tables, 9 figures. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. 432 pages, 5 tables, 9 figures. Editor(s): Gorski, Philip S. An important conversation about Bourdieu's approach to socio-historical change. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight: 588.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352730
ISBN
9780822352730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. In this first full historical account of the political thought of Jeremy Bentham, Philip Schofield shows how Bentham's insights in the fields of logic and language led to the first defence of democracy from a utilitarian perspective, and to the creation of the philosophic radicals, dedicated to political, legal, ecclesiastical, and social reform. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HPS; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199563364
ISBN
9780199563364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.03

Paperback. The new study provides a fresh and timely reassessment of the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt. While analysing the central themes of Arendt's work, Phillip Hansen also shows that her work makes a significant contribution to contemporary debates. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 269 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745604886
ISBN
9780745604886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.19

Paperback. Traces Staten Island's political sympathies in the American Revolution to local conditions that favored the status quo instead of revolutionary change. Num Pages: 185 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBE; HBJK; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814767665
ISBN
9780814767665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

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