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Hardback. After the collapse of communism, many states are faced with the challenges of democratization; they need to establish their legitimacy in an uncertain economic climate and within a geopolitical order. This book brings Max Weber's sociology to bear on this transformation of the political landscape. Editor(s): Schroeder, Ralph. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333712535
- ISBN
- 9780333712535
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Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardcover. Offers solutions to long-standing problems in Hobbes' political philosophy and shows the consistency of his attempt to derive absolution as the only stable political association. This exercise in political philosophy is based on extensive textual analysis of Hobbes' works and correspondence. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 415.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333726426
- ISBN
- 9780333726426
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Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Hardback. This comparative study of early 20th century French and British schools of political pluralism surveys contemporary thinkers, and studies national traditions of political thought and the relationships between state, groups and individuals in democratic societies. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333732021
- ISBN
- 9780333732021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.20
€ 194.20
Hardback. The 1960s represented a defining turning point in the politics and cultures of western societies. This volume shows how the sixties continue to influence contemporary debates on globalization and democracy, and argues that the implications of the "long sixties" are still not fully realized. Editor(s): Andrews, Geoff; etc.; Cockett, Richard (Lecturer in History, Royal Holloway College, University of London); Hooper, Alan (Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Hertfordshire); Williams, Michael. Num Pages: 217 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333741474
- ISBN
- 9780333741474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardback. Authoritarianism, power, domination and political identity in 1990s Indonesia are examined here. The author seeks to clarify the relationship between knowledge and "real" politics. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HBTQ; HBTR; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333761113
- ISBN
- 9780333761113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardback. The discipline of international relations deals with the problem of culture by defining world politics as a state of nature, yet it ignores the fact that the concept of the state is itself a cultural product. This book uncovers the history of this concept. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 383.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333802571
- ISBN
- 9780333802571
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Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardback. The game-theoretic analysis of rights forms a rapidly growing field of study to which this book contributes. Van Hees combines the game-theoretic approach with the results and tools from logic, in particular from the logic of norms. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337546
- ISBN
- 9780792337546
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Condition: New
€ 198.02
€ 198.02
Scientific, Environmental and Political Issues in the Circum-Caspian R...
. Ed(S): Glantz, Michael H.; Zonn, Igor S.
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on The Scientific, Environmental, and Political Issues of the Circum-Caspian Region, Moscow, Russia, 13-16 May 1996 Editor(s): Glantz, Michael H.; Zonn, Igor S. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QSJ; JPA; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 647.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792346265
- ISBN
- 9780792346265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.54
€ 200.54
Hardback. A collection of phenomenological investigations of the political domain. This work contains essays that analyze basic concepts such as action, community, and the relation of the political to the ethical, investigate fundamental issues such as the nation-state, leadership, sovereignty, and responsibility. Editor(s): Thompson, Kevin; Embree, Lester. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361633
- ISBN
- 9780792361633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.05
€ 132.05
Hardback. According to the neutrality thesis, in designing state policies governments should not allow themselves to be informed by any particular conceptions of the good life. The aim of this book is to contribute to the debate about this thesis in two specific ways. Editor(s): Hartogh, Govert A. den. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361671
- ISBN
- 9780792361671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.18
€ 131.18
Hardback. Focuses on the negotiation process leading up to the creation of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) and the domestic implementation of this agreement. This book applies several perspectives drawn from international relations theories, while also focusing on the implementation of international environmental agreements in a developing country. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JPA; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363750
- ISBN
- 9780792363750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.59
€ 200.59
Hardback. Before Machiavelli, political freedom was approached as a problem of the best distribution of the functions of ruler and ruled. This text reveals Machiavelli's legacy to modernity as the recognition of an irreconcilable tension between the demands of freedom and the imperatives of morality. Series: Topoi Library. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365334
- ISBN
- 9780792365334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.29
€ 201.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780898380255
- ISBN
- 9780898380255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.28
€ 198.28
Hardcover. By explaining the role of evaluation in modern societies and its historical development in the USA and Europe this book highlights the scientific roots of Evaluation and offers an overview of its fundamental theories and concepts. The process of collecting, analyzing and interpreting is explored giving an insight into the course of an evaluation. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP; JPQB; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137012463
- ISBN
- 9781137012463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Hardcover. Remembering 9/11 recalls the afterlife of the tragedy and the shock that led many to ask 'why do they hate us so much?' Engaging with the different voices that attempted to make sense of the trauma, Seidler traces the narratives of fear, loss and vulnerability and the ways in which they evolved into feelings of rage and retribution. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137017680
- ISBN
- 9781137017680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. Ironic Freedom asserts that freedom from governmental interference may make people vulnerable to other sources of coercion; these affects vary by gender, race, and class. Increasing negative freedoms may reinforce existing asymmetrical power relationships within society. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030955
- ISBN
- 9781137030955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover. By exploring the concepts of 'crisis' and 'critique', this study offers a thought-provoking re-examination of the political and social thought of Cornelius Castoriadis in light of the current world crisis and with regard to his radical critique of both the traditional Left and contemporary capitalist societies. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; JPA; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034458
- ISBN
- 9781137034458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Hardcover. Both classical and modern accounts of justice largely overlook the question of how the communities within which justice applies are constituted in the first place. This book addresses that problem, arguing that we need to accord a place to the theory of 'constitutive justice' alongside traditional categories of distributive and commutative justice. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263247
- ISBN
- 9781137263247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. Based on an insightful and innovative reading of Kant's theory of knowledge, this book explores the political implications of Kant's philosophical writings on knowledge. It suggests that Kant offers a stable foundation for the reconsideration of the idea of progress as crucial in matters of political management at the outset of the 21st Century. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPS; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137264374
- ISBN
- 9781137264374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. Using an innovative framework for the study of voting behavior in parliamentary democracies, this book sheds new light on the ongoing personalization of politics. The analysis makes use of national election study data from Britain, Germany and The Netherlands and shows that party leaders can often be the difference between victory and defeat. Series: Palgrave Studies in Political Psychology. Num Pages: 152 pages, 12 black & white tables, 26 figures. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270221
- ISBN
- 9781137270221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Explaining Collective Violence in Contemporary Indonesia: From Conflic...
Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin
Hardcover. Tadjoeddin uniquely explores four types of violent conflicts pertinent to contemporary Indonesia (secessionist, ethnic, routine-everyday and electoral violence), and seeks to discover what socio-economic development can do to overcome conflict and make the country's transition to democracy safe for its constituencies. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFFE; JPA; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270634
- ISBN
- 9781137270634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The first book-long analysis of the 'mediatization of politics', this volume aims to understand the transformations of the relationship between media and politics in recent decades, and explores how growing media autonomy, journalistic framing, media populism and new media technologies affect democratic processes. Editor(s): Esser, Frank; Stromback, Professor Jesper. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275837
- ISBN
- 9781137275837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The book has three objectives: to expose students to the ways different US presidents handled major foreign policy making problems; to test the explanatory value of alternative decision-making models; And to reintroduce students to a wide range of critical US foreign policy issues. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137294852
- ISBN
- 9781137294852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. At the end of the Cold War, commentators were pondering how far Western ideas would spread; today, the debate seems to be how far Chinese ideas will reach. This volume examines Chinese international relations thought and practices, identifying the extent to which China's rise has provoked fresh geo-strategic and intellectual shifts within Asia. Editor(s): Horesh, Niv. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137299321
- ISBN
- 9781137299321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25