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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
€ 11.81

Paperback. Examining Iraqi history in a search for clues to understanding contemporary political affairs, this title illustrates how the quality of Ba'thi pan-Arabism as an ideology, the centrality of the first experience of pan-Arabism in Iraq, and the interaction between the Ba'th and communist parties in Iraq from 1958 to 1968. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJP; JFC; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492. The Politics of Modern Iraq. 346 pages. Examining Iraqi history in a search for clues to understanding contemporary political affairs, this title illustrates how the quality of Ba'thi pan-Arabism as an ideology, the centrality of the first experience of pan-Arabism in Iraq, and the interaction between the Ba'th and communist parties in Iraq from 1958 to 1968. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJP; JFC; JPA; JPF. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight: 492.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
346
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Updated ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520214392
ISBN
9780520214392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. This study offers solutions to the intellectual rigidity and theoretical fragmentation that characterize much contemporary debate in political philosophy. It offers interpretations of republicans such as Aristotle, Machiavelli and Rousseau, and liberals such as Locke, Smith and Mill. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847683741
ISBN
9780847683741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.74

Paperback. This text makes available in English the essay, "How to Bring Order to Popular Government", by Renaissance thinker Francesco Guicciardini. It also analyzes this work, showing that the long maturation of Florentine constitutional thought points to a modern idea of the republican state. Translator(s): Moulakis, Athanasios. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847689941
ISBN
9780847689941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.44

Hardback. Republicanism and Political Theory is the first book to offer a comprehensive and critical survey of republican political theory. Editor(s): Laborde, Cecile; Maynor, John. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405155793
ISBN
9781405155793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.08

Paperback. Republicanism and Political Theory is the first book to offer a comprehensive and critical survey of republican political theory. Editor(s): Laborde, Cecile; Maynor, John. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405155809
ISBN
9781405155809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.17

Hardback. In response to the dominance of liberalism, some theorists have recently embraced the republican model as an attractive alternative. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628073
ISBN
9780745628073
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 41. Weight in Grams: 938.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619382
ISBN
9780700619382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.38

Hardback. A Socratic dialogue set in the court of King Mattias Corvinus of Hungary (ca 1490), this work depicts a debate between the king himself and a Florentine merchant at his court on the relative merits of republics and kingdoms. It discusses such issues as free trade and the morality of commerce and the inequalities of wealth typical of republics. Editor(s): Hankins, James. Translator(s): Hankins, James. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033986
ISBN
9780674033986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. Editor(s): Nyks, Kelly; Scott, Jared P. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JFSC; JPA; JPF; JPH; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 184 x 13. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Noam Chomsky, Peter Hutchison (Editor)
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609807368
ISBN
9781609807368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.22

Hardback. Students and scholars of both Latin American politics and comparative politics will find The Resilience of the Latin American Right of vital interest. Editor(s): Luna, Juan Pablo; Rovira Kaltwasser, Cristobal. Num Pages: 392 pages, 33, 33 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JPA; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413891
ISBN
9781421413891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.34

Paperback. What does it mean to live dangerously? This is not just a philosophical question or an ethical call to reflect upon our own individual recklessness. It is a deeply political issue, fundamental to the new doctrine of resilience that is becoming a key term of art for governing planetary life in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745671536
ISBN
9780745671536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.00

Hardcover. What does it mean to live dangerously? This is not just a philosophical question or an ethical call to reflect upon our own individual recklessness. It is a deeply political issue, fundamental to the new doctrine of resilience that is becoming a key term of art for governing planetary life in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745671529
ISBN
9780745671529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.48

paperback. Editor(s): Chang, Jen. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; JPA; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 183 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552660638
ISBN
9781552660638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.48

Series: Oxford Political Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195392388
ISBN
9780195392388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.35

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199970957
ISBN
9780199970957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99

hardcover. The contributors consider how Canada's religious experience is distinctive in the modern world, somewhere between the largely secularized Europe and the relatively religious United States. Editor(s): Lyon, David A.; Van die, Marguerite. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HRAC; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 665.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802044082
ISBN
9780802044082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.09

Hardback. Rethinking Contemporary Feminist Politics puts forward a timely analysis of contemporary feminism. Critically engaging with both narratives of feminist decline and re-emergence, it draws on poststructuralist political theory to assess current forms of activism in the UK and present a provocative account of recent developments in feminist politics. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230238923
ISBN
9780230238923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.49

hardcover. Offering an approach to the history of the modern state, this text concentrates on the 18th century and on two cases, those of Britain and Germany. Using a comparative study, it deconstructs certain cliches about the two states and forces one to rethink how to study states in the early modern era. Editor(s): Brewer, John; Hellmuth, Eckhart. Series: Studies of the German Historical Institute, London. Num Pages: 412 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JF; JFCX; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199201891
ISBN
9780199201891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.43

Paperback. Ranging across formal institutions of government such as legislatures, courts, and bureaucracies and intermediary institutions such as labor unions and party systems, this work features contributors who show how these instruments of control give shape to the state, articulate its relationships, and express its legitimacy. Editor(s): Shapiro, Ian; Skowronek, Stephen; Galvin, Daniel. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740569
ISBN
9780814740569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

hardcover. Ten essays (previously published in such journals as The Review of Politics and Human Studies ) contemplate the contributions of phenomenology to the philosophy of political science, and offer a critique of the two other major paradigms in political thought: behavioralism and essentialism. Annotatio Series: Series in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 313 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
313
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821410523
ISBN
9780821410523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.32

The volume editors conclude with an assessment of the current state of realism and suggest ways for the debate to progress. Editor(s): Freyberg-Inan, Annette; Harrison, Ewan; James, Patrick. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801892851
ISBN
9780801892851
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.47

Paperback. jigsaws" metaphor to stress his main point: that mutual support based on optimistic trust is a more effective managerial strategy than fragmentation founded on unsubstantiated distrust. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in American Public Policy and Management. Num Pages: 208 pages, 17, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPA; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418490
ISBN
9781421418490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.04

Paperback. If the conservative view of the American race problem is frightening, the traditional liberal view seems impotent. Analyzing the race problem from neither right nor left, this book sheds light on America's longest running social and moral dilemma. It examines the intractable racial problems confronting Americans at the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPA; JPVH; LNDA; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 63. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Tiny crease on edge of cover, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0002694
ISBN
9780520078789
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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