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Political science & theory
The Truth about Leo Strauss: Political Philosophy and American Democra...
Zuckert, Catherine; Zuckert, Michael
paperback. Is Leo Strauss truly an intellectual forebear of neoconservatism and a powerful force in shaping Bush administration foreign policy? This title puts this question to rest, revealing how the popular media came to perpetuate an oversimplified view of a complex and wide-ranging philosopher. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034851
- ISBN
- 9780226993331
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€ 5.65
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paperback. This study aims to re-establish the 17th century view that "Leviathan" by Hobbes, is profoundly antipathetic to orthodox Christianity. His work contained biblical exegesis and Christian theology to found a science of politics, which required the subversion of Christianity. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: HRC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034834
- ISBN
- 9780847681976
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€ 5.65
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hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 charts/graphs, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: DSBB; HP; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034678
- ISBN
- 9780801440878
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€ 5.65
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paperback. The nature of the relationship between early modern political philosophy and revealed religion has been much debated. The contributors to this volume argue that the relationship is one of dissonance rather than accord. Editor(s): Kries, Douglas. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB; HRA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034611
- ISBN
- 9780847686193
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hardcover. Society's wealthiest members claim an ever-expanding share of income and property - a true counter revolution, says the author, the end of the age of growing equality launched by the American and French revolutions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034410
- ISBN
- 9780674724594
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€ 5.65
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Alas, Poor Darwin : Arguments Against Evolutionary Psychology
(Edited By Hilary Rose And Steven Rose)
paperback. Based on Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection, "Evolutionary Psychology" with its claim that 'it's all in our genes' has become the most popular scientific theory of the late 20th century. This book gathers together some of the most eminent and outspoken critics of this ideology. Editor(s): Rose, Hilary; Rose, Steven. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JM; JPA; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034164
- ISBN
- 9780099283195
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€ 5.65
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paperback. The second of two volumes, this is the first complete collection of letters by the political theorist Thomas Hobbes. The letters reflect his many interests, touching on theology, metaphysics, physics, optics, mathematics, psychology and literary criticism. Series: Clarendon Edition of the Works of Thomas Hobbes. Num Pages: 510 pages, line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGA; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034143
- ISBN
- 9780198237488
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€ 5.65
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paperback. One of two volumes, this is the first complete collection of letters by the political theorist Thomas Hobbes. The letters reflect his many interests, touching on theology, metaphysics, physics, optics, mathematics, psychology and literary criticism. Series: Clarendon Edition of the Works of Thomas Hobbes. Num Pages: 588 pages, line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGA; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 834. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034142
- ISBN
- 9780198237471
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€ 5.65
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hardcover. In this study, Sayre discusses key, but previously obscure, passages in the Statesman. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HPCA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034083
- ISBN
- 9780521866088
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€ 5.65
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Leviathan After 350 Years (Mind Association Occasional Series)
(Edited By Tom Sorell And Luc Foisneau)
hardcover. A volume of essays that reconsider the significance of Thomas Hobbes's masterpiece after three and a half centuries. They develop themes on Leviathan such as: the place of the last of Hobbes's treatises in the scheme of Hobbes's political writings; and the connections between biblical and political authorities. Editor(s): Sorell, Professor Tom; Foisneau, Luc. Series: Mind Association Occasional. Num Pages: 318 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 616. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034041
- ISBN
- 9780199264612
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€ 5.65
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hardcover. Conventional wisdom suggests that the Platonist philosophers of Late Antiquity neglected the political dimension of their Platonic heritage in their concentration on an otherworldly life. This work presents a reappraisal of these thinkers, arguing that their otherworldliness involved rather than excluded political ideas. Num Pages: 262 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA; HPCA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 533. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033942
- ISBN
- 9780199257584
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
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paperback. Political theorist Jean Bethke Elshtain brings Augustine's thought into the contemporary political arena and the result is a book about one of the world's most complex thinkers. Series: Frank M.Covey, Jr., Loyola Lectures in Political Analysis S. Num Pages: 143 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033861
- ISBN
- 9780268020019
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€ 5.91
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paperback. By studying Lucretius' poem De Rerum Nature and its impact on literary and political circles in Machiavelli's Florence, this book examines the way that the Lucretian concepts served Machiavelli as revolutionary new materials for the creation of his infamously brutal political science. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033689
- ISBN
- 9780739197752
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€ 5.91
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hardcover. Finding in the world's myths-its sacred stories-a way to talk about experiences shared across time and space, Doniger champions the cause of comparative mythology as she expertly taps a wealth of traditions-from the Hebrew Bible to the Bhagavad Gita. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033464
- ISBN
- 9780231111706
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€ 5.91
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hardcover. Contending that Plato's "Crito" does not show an allegiance between Socrates and the state that condemned him, Weiss argues that he considers the laws of the state to be more concerned with creating deference than justice - that, by submitting to his judgement, Socrates acts from a personal sense of justice rather than a set of imposed rules. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HPCA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033212
- ISBN
- 9780195116847
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€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 188 x 23. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138850682
- ISBN
- 9781138850682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.66
€ 51.66
Ruling Passion: The Erotics of Statecraft in Platonic Political Philos...
Waller Newell Carleton University
paperback. This is a study of tyranny, statesmanship, and civic virtue in three major linked Platonic dialogues, the "Georgias", "Symposium" and "Republic". It explores eros as the key to Plato's understanding of both the depths of human vice and the heights of human aspirations for virtue and happiness. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032781
- ISBN
- 9780847697274
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€ 5.91
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paperback. Uniting 30 years of scholarship, this book is a comprehensive statement on the founder of modern politics. It reveals the role of sects in Machiavelli's politics, his advice on how to rule indirectly and the ultimately partisan character of his project. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032713
- ISBN
- 9780226503691
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
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paperback. This volume in the "Founders in Modern Political and Social Thought" series presents a critical examination of Machiavelli's thought, challenging accepted interpretations of his work and arguing that his republicanism was based on the ideal of civic life protected by the shield of fair laws. Series: Founders of Modern Political & Social Thought. Num Pages: 260 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032712
- ISBN
- 9780198780892
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
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hardcover. This biography traces Machiavelli's life from humble beginnings to his appointment as representative of foreign affairs for Florence, his subsequent fall from grace, torture and final exile, where, in the gardens of the Rucellai villa, he composed texts that were to ensure his fame for posterity. Translator(s): Shugaar, Anthony. Num Pages: 286 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HP; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. . Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032566
- ISBN
- 9781850435303
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91