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Hardcover. A systematic examination of the relationship between post-Marxist discourse theory and media studies. This volume interrogates discourse theory - as read via the work of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe - through an engagement with major approaches to critical media politics and a range of issues in contemporary media politics. Editor(s): Dahlberg, Lincoln; Phelan, Sean. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230276994
ISBN
9780230276994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.40

Paperback. Drawing inspiration from the works of those such as Jacques Derrida, Michael Foucault and Jacques Lacan, the contributors address particular questions using a common theoretical language. The book concludes with an assessment of the future directions of discourse theory in the social sciences. Editor(s): Howarth, David R.; Norval, Aletta J.; Stavrakakis, Yannis. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719056642
ISBN
9780719056642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Editor(s): Howarth, David R.; Torfing, Jacob. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403917195
ISBN
9781403917195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.89

Paperback. Editor(s): West, Thomas G. Num Pages: 645 pages, note, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
645
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971424
ISBN
9780865971424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFGR; HBJK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349440511
ISBN
9781349440511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.78

Paperback. In this accessible yet provocative text Barry Hindess provides a new interpretation of concepts of power within Western social thought, from Hobbes' notion of "sovereign power" to Foucault's account of "government". This book will be welcomed as an important contemporary contribution to one of the key debates in social and political theory. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631190936
ISBN
9780631190936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.89

Paperback. "Discourses on Livy" is the founding document of modern republicanism and this English translation remains faithful to the original text. With explanatory notes, a glossary of key words and an annotated index, this version reveals Machiavelli's radical vision of a new science of politics. Translator(s): Mansfield, Harvey C. (William R. Kenan Jr Professor of Government, Harvard University, USA); Tarcov, Nathan (Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago, USA). Num Pages: 424 pages, notes, glossary, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500362
ISBN
9780226500362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.91

Paperback. Leo Strauss has been blamed for providing the intellectual underpinnings of a generation of neoconservatives in political philosophy and foreign policy. This book lays out the debate surrounding Strauss by reviewing his published work and legacy since his death in 1973. It also explores Strauss's views on the revelation/reason distinction. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268041175
ISBN
9780268041175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. This book examines the discursive construction of ethnic, national and regional identities and analyses how specific industry discourses condition and constrain knowledge and action with regard to various socio-political issues in Europe. Editor(s): Mole, Richard C. M. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; JHB; JPA; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349354887
ISBN
9781349354887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This volume brings together specialists from a range of disciplines to discuss the discursive construction of ethnic, national and regional identities and analyse how specific identity discourses condition and constrain knowledge and action with regard to various socio-political issues in Europe. Editor(s): Mole, Richard C. M. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; CFB; JMS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230517066
ISBN
9780230517066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.89

Paperback. Analyzing leadership, committee, and procedural restructuring in four periods, this book argues that coalitions promoting a wide range of member interests drive change in both the House and Senate. It shows that multiple interests determine institutional innovation within a period; and that different interests are important in different periods. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 line illus., 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPA; JPH; JPQ; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049267
ISBN
9780691049267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.43
€ 51.34

Paperback. The only student edition of Calhoun's writings available, this volume offers the Disquisition in its entirety along with two key selections from the Discourse: "Formation of the Federal Period" and "A Plural Executive Proposed." Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 7. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872202931
ISBN
9780872202931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.67

Offers the Disquisition in its entirety along with two key selections from the Discourse: "Formation of the Federal Period" and "A Plural Executive Proposed". Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872202948
ISBN
9780872202948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.06

Paperback. How does ideology in some states radicalise to such an extent as to become genocidal? Can the causes of radicalisation be seen as internal or external? Examining the ideological evolution in the Armenian genocide, the Holocaust and during the break up of Yugoslavia, Elisabeth Hope Murray seeks to answer these questions in this comparative work. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBW; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349487424
ISBN
9781349487424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Hardback. A collection of essays on art and politics. It shows how the author's ideas can be used to analyse contemporary trends in both art and politics, including the events surrounding 9/11, war in the contemporary consensual age, and the ethical turn of aesthetics and politics. Translator(s): Corcoran, Steven. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 207 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 366. On Politics and Aesthetics. 208 pages. A collection of essays on art and politics. It shows how the author's ideas can be used to analyse contemporary trends in both art and politics, including the events surrounding 9/11, war in the contemporary consensual age, and the ethical turn of aesthetics and politics. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; HPS; JPA. Dimension: 207 x 137 x 23. Weight: 366. Translator(s): Corcoran, Steven.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847064455
ISBN
9781847064455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.78

Paperback. Against the backdrop of one of the great transformations of the century, the sudden and unexpected fall of communism as a ruling system, this work recounts the history and demise of East Germany. It explains the causes for the disintegration of German communism as it constructs the complex history of the GDR. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 maps 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691007465
ISBN
9780691007465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.00
€ 53.97

Paperback. Taking a view of inequality as encompassing the distribution of wealth, risk, status, and well-being, this work explores how institutions, individuals, and coalitions contribute to the often surprising twists and turns of distributive politics. It identifies a variety of psychological and institutional factors that influence distributive outcomes. Editor(s): Shapiro, Ian; Swenson, Peter A.; Donno Panayides, Daniela. Num Pages: 365 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; JPA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740590
ISBN
9780814740590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardback. The Divided Mind of American Liberalism reveals the crisis at the heart of modern American liberalism. James Hurtgen's historical narrative traces the liberal movement through three periods of reform: the progressive movement, the New Deal, and the Great Society. Num Pages: 152 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739103203
ISBN
9780739103203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872206533
ISBN
9780872206533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.80

Paperback. Provides the kind of objective evaluation of political institutions that has too long been missing from the presidential versus parliamentary debate. It is an important read. Perspectives on Political Science Editor(s): Weaver, R. Kent; Rockman, Bert A. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
Brookings Institution United States
Number of pages
372
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815792550
ISBN
9780815792550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.61

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