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Paperback. Democracy is not naturally plausible. Why turn such important matters over to masses of people who have no expertise? This title offers an alternative based on the idea that democratic authority and legitimacy must depend partly on democracy's tendency to make good decisions. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143248
- ISBN
- 9780691143248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. This volume presents G.A. Cohen' Gifford Lectures, delivered at the University of Edinburgh in 1996. Focusing on Marxism and Rawlsian liberalism, Cohen draws a connection between these thought systems and the choices that shape a person's life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006935
- ISBN
- 9780674006935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.15
€ 37.99
€ 36.15
Paperback. Machiavelli made his name notorious for centuries with the Prince, his clever and cynical work about power relationships. The key themes of this influential, and ever timely, writer are that adaptability is the key to success and that effective leadership is sometimes only possible at the expense of moral standards. Translator(s): Constantine, Peter. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099518495
- ISBN
- 9780099518495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.72
€ 9.99
€ 8.72
Paperback. In fact, the same institutional failures that facilitate political competition may thwart the development of stable democracy. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418124
- ISBN
- 9781421418124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.54
€ 51.99
€ 43.54
Hardcover. Nathan Coombs demonstrates that the Marxist science of history has been reimagined by a strand of contemporary French theory after Louis Althusser. Taking a comparative approach, Coombs explores the technical details of both traditions' historical sciences. Series: Taking on the Political. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748698998
- ISBN
- 9780748698998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.85€ 114.65
€ 124.85
€ 114.65
Paperback. Brings together some of the author's most personal philosophical and nonphilosophical essays. This title offers an account of his first trip to India, which includes unforgettable vignettes of encounters with strangers and reflections on poverty and begging. It reveals a personal side of one of the influential philosophers of our time. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148816
- ISBN
- 9780691148816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 1008
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199760107
- ISBN
- 9780199760107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Paperback. Presents an account of the author's life in relation to political events of his time; the character and history of his writings and of the Politics in particular; his overall conception of political science; and his impact on subsequent political thought from antiquity to the present. Translator(s): Lord, Carnes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226921846
- ISBN
- 9780226921846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.00
€ 21.00
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
€ 4.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Huntington, J. F. Num Pages: 416 pages, index. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971738
- ISBN
- 9780865971738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.73
€ 15.99
€ 12.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484636
- ISBN
- 9780801484636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.74
€ 31.99
€ 28.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Larson Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936012466
- ISBN
- 9781936012466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.49
€ 24.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138885516
- ISBN
- 9781138885516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
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€ 29.52
€ 40.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRH; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162579
- ISBN
- 9780231162579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. Examines the recent and diverse proliferation of responses that challenge, reform, and even retrench neoliberalism's hegemony in Latin America. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804784535
- ISBN
- 9780804784535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. In Punishment and the History of Political Philosophy, Arthur Shuster offers an insightful study of punishment in the works of Plato, Hobbes, Montesquieu, Beccaria, Kant, and Foucault. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HB; HPS; JKV; JPA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647282
- ISBN
- 9781442647282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99
€ 53.99
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107044487
- ISBN
- 9781107044487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.25
€ 101.25
Paperback. "The Republic", Plato's masterwork, was first enjoyed 2,400 years ago and remains one of the most widely-read books in the world: as a foundational work of Western philosophy, and for the richness of its ideas and virtuosity of its writing. This title presents a translation of Plato's "The Republic" along with notes and an introduction. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141442433
- ISBN
- 9780141442433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. Explores the impact of protests on social change and on the distribution of political power, particularly greater access of subordinate groups to government policy makers. A theory of political opportunities helps explain these issues about the origins, activities and outcomes of protests. Num Pages: 399 pages, tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPA; JPWD; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 399
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- SKU
- KIN0002099
- ISBN
- 9780333625484
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99