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Paperback. Offers a defense of incrementalism: the theory that the policymaking process typically should involve bargaining, delay, compromise, and, therefore, incremental change. This title argues that incrementalism is one result of a checks-and-balances system in which politicians may disagree over what we want to achieve as a nation. Series: Essential Texts in American Government Series. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878408351
ISBN
9780878408351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.70

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526403520
ISBN
9781526403520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 221 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078205
ISBN
9780226078205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardcover. Num Pages: 242 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPFB; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972254
ISBN
9780865972254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.37

Hardback.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162591
ISBN
9780691162591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176376
ISBN
9780691176376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. In this brief but powerful book, acclaimed political philosopher C.B. Macpherson sets out in bold relief the essence of liberal democracy, both as it is currently conceived and as it might be reimagined. The Wynford edition includes a new Introduction by Frank Cunningham. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPF; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Canada Canada
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195447804
ISBN
9780195447804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.79

Hardback. This book explores the way that social democracy makes sense of a new economic and social order based on knowledge. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762632
ISBN
9780804762632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

Paperback. This collection of essays offers one of the latest challenges to liberalism and communitarianism. The contributors - political scientists and philosophers - explore both schools of thought, providing arguments for each. Series: Studies in Social, Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 355.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847678648
ISBN
9780847678648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.43

Hardback. This volume offers a threefold intellectual juncture, analyzing the liberal-republican tension-field in a novel way, juxtaposing early modern political thought with twenty-first century political concerns. It conjoins Israeli political scholarship with its European and American counterparts, mapping differentials and commonalities. Editor(s): Maissen, Thomas; Oz-Salzberger, Fania. Series: Israel: Society, Culture, and History. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FBH; 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235551
ISBN
9781936235551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.04

Paperback. How did the USA establish its dominant role in international relations in the second half of the 20th century? What central ideas, policies and methods shaped Cold War international order? These questions are examined in this text - an account of the establishment of global political order. Series: New Directions in World Politics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231107570
ISBN
9780231107570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

The battle between liberalism and theocracy has taken center stage around the globe. To many it is a dispute that can only end in a confrontation of competing values and worldviews. This work combines discussions of political philosophy and real-world events to provide solutions to this conflict. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136044
ISBN
9780231136044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.86

Paperback. One of the most significant political philosophers of the twentieth century, Carl Schmitt is a deeply controversial figure who has been labeled both a Nazi sympathizer and a modern-day Thomas Hobbes. This work uses the Enlightenment philosopher's enduring symbol of the protective Leviathan to address the nature of modern statehood. Translator(s): Schwab, George; Hilfstein, Erna. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
University of Chicago Press Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226738949
ISBN
9780226738949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.90

Hardback. In light of the ongoing Syrian civil war, the advancement of the 'Islamic State' (IS) in both Syria and Iraq, and the intractable Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this book raises the question of whether the developments in the Levant might lead not only to regime change, but to a fundamental alteration of its entire state system. Editor(s): Beck, Martin; Jung, Dietrich; Seeberg, Peter. Series: Future of Minority Studies. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPA; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137537225
ISBN
9781137537225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.32

Paperback. Clarifies the difference between political philosophy and Carl Schmitt's political theology and relates the religious dimension of his thought to his support for National Socialism and his continuing anti-Semitism. This title includes essays that address the correspondence of Schmitt, and the light it sheds on his conception of political theology. Translator(s): Brainard, Marcus; Berman, Robert. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 175 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Expanded edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226518862
ISBN
9780226518862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. The new edition of this classic text provides a comprehensive introduction to the concept of legitimacy as applied to political systems. Now addressing the issue of legitimacy beyond the state, the book also includes a new introduction and two major additional chapters which update the argument in the light of developments and debates. Series: Political Analysis. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230279735
ISBN
9780230279735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.83

Hardback. Based on cutting-edge research, this edited volume examines how citizens and political elites perceive the legitimacy of regional integration in Europe and the Americas. It analyses public opinion and political discourse on the EU, NAFTA and MERCOSUR, arguing that legitimation patterns shape the development of regional governance. Editor(s): Schneider, Steffen. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; JPA; JPB; JPR; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137456991
ISBN
9781137456991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.53

Paperback. This volume begins by taking up a central theme noted by the late Allan Bloom - Rousseau's critique of the bourgeois as the dominant modern human type and as a being fundamentally in contradiction, caught between the sentiments of nature and the demands of society. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
346
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226638560
ISBN
9780226638560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. This accessible textbook in the Intertext series is unique in offering student's practical experience of textual analysis focused on the language of politics. It can be used individually or with the series core textbook. Series: Intertext. Num Pages: 132 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1MBF; CFG; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 8. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415201780
ISBN
9780415201780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.50

Paperback. In the Old Testament book of Job, the pious Job is made to suffer for no apparent reason. The heart of the story is Job's quest to understand why he must bear, and why God would allow, such misery. This book presents a Marxist interpretation of Job's story. Translator(s): Mandarini, Matteo. Series: New Slant: Religion, Politics, Ontology. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF1; JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346340
ISBN
9780822346340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.25

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