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Hardback. In the spirit of recent works such as Habits of the Heart and The Closing of the American Mind, Ralph Ketcham's Individualism and Public Life asks whether the individualism which has made possible so many of the material advances we enjoy may also be the cause of the shortcomings troubling our society today. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631157731
- ISBN
- 9780631157731
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Condition: New
€ 57.53
€ 57.53
Paperback. An understanding of "the State" is crucial for the grasp of 19th- and 20th-century political thought and practice. This work offers an overview of the key theoretical bases of notions of the State. Absolutist, constitutional, ethical, class and pluralist theories are all critically analyzed. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631147299
- ISBN
- 9780631147299
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Condition: New
€ 52.46
€ 52.46
Paperback. aeo Emphasizes contemporary debates. aeo Situates these debates against the historical background. aeo Examines theoretical issues in a practical context. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631142249
- ISBN
- 9780631142249
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Condition: New
€ 54.99
€ 54.99
Paperback. Considers two schools of behavioral economics - the first guided by Tversky and Kahneman's work on heuristics and biases, and the second as described by Gerd Gigerenzer's program on fast and frugal heuristics. This title proposes Herbert Simon's work on bounded rationality as a way to reconcile the inconsistencies between the two camps. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 line illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; JMAL; JPA; KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259478
- ISBN
- 9780520259478
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Offers an important and disquieting analysis of this particular synthesis of religion and politics. The author sees Islamic fundamentalism as the result of Islam's confrontation with modernity and not only - as it is widely believed - economic adversity. Series: Comparative Studies in Religion & Society. Num Pages: 293 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRH; JFSR2; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition,Revised
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236905
- ISBN
- 9780520236905
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Explores the ways in which political actors deal with the contradictory pressures and asks the question: when will leaders support reforms that increase state capacity and that establish a more meritocratic and technically competent bureaucracy? Series: California Series on Social Choice & Political Economy. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JPA; JPQ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207622
- ISBN
- 9780520207622
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.65
€ 35.99
€ 26.65
The Rule of Law Under Siege: Selected Essays of Franz L. Neumann and O...
William E. Scheuerman (Ed.)
Hardback. This collection of essays demonstrates that the death of democracy and the rise of fascism during the first half of the 20th century suggest crucial lessons for contemporary political and legal scholars. It includes writings on constitutionalism, political freedom, and both Nazi and liberal law. Editor(s): Scheuerman, William E. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JPA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203792
- ISBN
- 9780520203792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70€ 49.18
€ 62.70
€ 49.18
Paperback. Presents an answer to the question: 'What is fair'? This book argues that much of the empirical methodology of the natural sciences should be applied to the ethical questions of fairness and justice. Series: California Series on Social Choice & Political Economy. Num Pages: 276 pages, 9 line drawings, 41 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; JPA; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520084377
- ISBN
- 9780520084377
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.68
€ 34.99
€ 25.68
Paperback. A text on socio-political violence that highlights the human experience of domination, resistance and terror as they are woven into the fabric of everyday life. It takes the reader from the Americas, Europe, the Middle East to Asia to capture the cultural construction of socio-political violence. Editor(s): Nordstrom, Carolyn; Martin, JoAnn. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 b&w photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHM; JPA; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520073166
- ISBN
- 9780520073166
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.48
€ 38.99
€ 28.48
Hardcover. Exploring the relationship between religion and the state Focusing on the intersection of religion, law, and politics in contemporary liberal democracies, Blackford considers the concept of the secular state, revising and updating enlightenment views for the present day. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470658864
- ISBN
- 9780470658864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.58
€ 125.58
Paperback. Thomas Paine often declared himself a citizen of the world. This Norton Critical Edition presents Paine and his writing within the transatlantic and global context of the revolutionary ideas and actions of his time. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 330.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393978704
- ISBN
- 9780393978704
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.59
€ 18.99
€ 17.59
Paperback. In his new book, Jack Snyder focuses his clear logic on a pressing issue of our times: nationalism. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFN; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393974812
- ISBN
- 9780393974812
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. In the wake of the Cold War, as the international community struggles to accommodate change, the author of this study directs our attention to the classic theorists, Thucydides, Rousseau, Locke and others. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA; JPF; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 558
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393969474
- ISBN
- 9780393969474
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.95
€ 45.99
€ 40.95
Hardback. The first publication in book form of the historic postrevolution conversations between activist playwright and Czech president Vaclav Havel and Polish journalist Adam Michnik Translator(s): Matynia, Elzbieta. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPR; 3JM; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300204032
- ISBN
- 9780300204032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.42€ 43.33
€ 54.42
€ 43.33
Paperback. Provides a translation of the dialogues of Plato. This book argues that the particular formulation by Plato had a direct and profound influence on the Founding Fathers and the development of American constitutional law. Translator(s): Allen, R. E. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Second Impression
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300136371
- ISBN
- 9780300136371
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.82
€ 24.99
€ 18.82
Hardback. Explores political thinking in Europe from the Renaissance to the early Enlightenment, the late fifteenth to the end of the seventeenth century. This work gives an account of European political thought in the early modern period; and pays due regard to Hungary, and to the Scandinavian kingdoms; and further embraces the political thought of Islam. Editor(s): Lloyd, Howell A.; Burgess, Glenn; Hodson, Simon. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 195 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300112665
- ISBN
- 9780300112665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.02€ 53.20
€ 68.02
€ 53.20
Hardcover. Through her successive drives for gender equality, human rights, political reform, Taiwan independence, and, currently, environmental protection, Lu has played a key role in Taiwan's evolution from dictatorship to democracy. Num Pages: 344 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; GTB; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993645
- ISBN
- 9780295993645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.52
€ 52.52
Hardcover. Examines how the idea of wilderness has shaped the management of public lands since the passage of the Wilderness Act in 1964 Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 60 black & white illustrations, 16 maps, 60 b&w illus., 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991757
- ISBN
- 9780295991757
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Condition: New
€ 52.69
€ 52.69
Hardcover. When the agreement between the Holy see and the state of Israel was signed on December 30, 1993, it established diplomatic ties between the Vatican and Israel for the first time. This volume brings together that analyze the legal, historical, theological and political meaning of the Accords. Editor(s): Breger, Marshall J. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1DSV; 1FBH; HRCC7; JPA; JPS; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268043582
- ISBN
- 9780268043582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.12
€ 60.12
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
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Hardcover. A formidable number of societies all over the world have sought to confront past evil. This volume features a conversation about reconciliation whose common denominator is theology. Theologians, philosophers, and political scientists explore the meaning of reconciliation for the politics of transition. Editor(s): Philpott, Daniel. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038892
- ISBN
- 9780268038892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.57
€ 108.57
Paperback. Aims to bring together classic essays by a group of American and European emigre intellectuals, among them Jacques Maritain, Hannah Arendt, Josef Pieper, Eric Voegelin, and Yves Simon. This book discusses the history of the journal and reflects on the contributions of these influential figures. Editor(s): McAdams, A. James. Series: "Review of Politics". Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 183 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268035068
- ISBN
- 9780268035068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Hardcover. In the 1940s and 1950s "The Review of Politics", emerged as one of the leading journals of political and social theory in the United States. This work celebrates that legacy by bringing together essays by a group of American and European emigre intellectuals, among them Jacques Maritain, Hannah Arendt, Josef Pieper, Eric Voegelin, and Yves Simon. Editor(s): McAdams, A. James. Series: "Review of Politics". Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 172 x 30. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268035051
- ISBN
- 9780268035051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.65
€ 160.65
Paperback. Gathering together essays by some of the most influential modern political philosophers and theorists, this title reveals the twentieth-century roots of the realist tradition and demonstrates the enduring relevance of realist insights for the international relations scholarship and foreign affairs. Editor(s): Lieber, Keir A. Series: "Review of Politics". Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033842
- ISBN
- 9780268033842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.72
€ 42.99
€ 38.72