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Hardback. 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: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226993324
- ISBN
- 9780226993324
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Condition: New
€ 95.31€ 79.50
€ 95.31
€ 79.50
Hardback. Demonstrates that ethnography is uniquely suited for illuminating the study of politics. This book addresses the central ontological and epistemological issues raised by ethnographic work. It also grapples with the reality that all research is conducted from a first-person perspective. Editor(s): Schatz, Edward. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226736761
- ISBN
- 9780226736761
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Condition: New
€ 111.98€ 92.88
€ 111.98
€ 92.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press Dublin, Ireland
- Edition
- Phoenix Ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226568034
- ISBN
- 9780226568034
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€ 36.99€ 28.51
€ 36.99
€ 28.51
paperback. In this text Richard B. Miller attempts to shed new light on the potential of casuistry case-based reasoning for resolving questions of conscience raised by the practical quandaries of modern life. Num Pages: 322 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226526379
- ISBN
- 9780226526379
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. This text draws on work in political science, economics, cognitive science and psychology to offer an innovative theory of how people and organizations adapt to change and why these adaptations do not always work. The author argues that our decision-making capabilities are rational and adaptive. Num Pages: 242 pages, 18 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226406381
- ISBN
- 9780226406381
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.46
€ 37.99
€ 29.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226324012
- ISBN
- 9780226324012
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.64
€ 33.99
€ 26.64
Paperback. Despite there having been no significant move to the right in recent years in public political opinion, conservatives have fared much better than progressives. This text explores the reasons for this pattern through examination of case studies of grassroots movements. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 tables, 1halftone, 1line drawing. BIC Classification: JPA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226318189
- ISBN
- 9780226318189
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.49
€ 40.99
€ 31.49
Paperback. Using Colorado's initiative with Amendment 2 as its focus, this text seeks to untangle the complex standards and subtle rhetoric the Supreme Court uses to apply the equal protection clause. It reveals how these standards are used to favour certain groups over others. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JPA; JPVH; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226288604
- ISBN
- 9780226288604
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.12
€ 31.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. In "Going Home" Ricahrd F. Fenno explores what representation has meant, and means today, to black voters and to the politicians they have elected to office. These analyses will be important for anyone interested in the workings of congress or in black politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226241319
- ISBN
- 9780226241319
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.51
€ 36.99
€ 28.51
Hardback. What does it mean to be free? The author shows that individual agency is best conceived as a non-sovereign experience because our ability to act and affect the world depends on how other people interpret and respond to what we do. It enables us to see human action, personal responsibility, and the meaning of liberty in a totally new light. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226234694
- ISBN
- 9780226234694
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.71
€ 34.99
€ 27.71
Paperback. A consideration of the power of institutions to shape politics and political life. Believing that constitutionalism needs to go beyond the arbitrary exercise of political power, the contributors argue that it should be designed to achieve economic efficiency, informed democratic control, and other valued political ends. Editor(s): Elkin, Stephen L.; Soltan, Karol Edward. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chicago University Press Chicago
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226204642
- ISBN
- 9780226204642
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.69
€ 43.99
€ 33.69
Paperback. "Man is a political animal," Aristotle asserts near the beginning of the Politics. In this reading of one of the foundational texts of political philosophy, the author traces the surprising implications of Aristotle's claim and explores the treatise's relevance to ongoing political concerns. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226154985
- ISBN
- 9780226154985
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.69
€ 32.99
€ 25.69
Hardcover. What is the opposite of freedom? The author answers this question with definitive force: slavery. Examining this overlooked phenomenon - one of action from slavery and toward freedom - he deepens our understanding of freedom itself and the origin of our political ideals. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 halftone, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226127460
- ISBN
- 9780226127460
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Condition: New
€ 90.54€ 75.60
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Paperback. Shows how a single model can explain how people make decisions across social/economic realms. The text argues that preferences result from a combination of psychological dispositions, shaped by social influences, as well as costs and benefits calculated according to our desire for material gain. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: GPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226104393
- ISBN
- 9780226104393
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.89
€ 37.99
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Hardcover. An interactive dictionary that offers an original approach for understanding and working with the most central concepts in political science. It provide readers with fresh critical insights about what informs these political concepts, as well as a method by which readers - and especially students - can unpack and reconstruct them on their own. Editor(s): Calise, Mauro; Lowi, Theodore J. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 122. Weight in Grams: 23.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226091013
- ISBN
- 9780226091013
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Condition: New
€ 69.10€ 57.62
€ 69.10
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Paperback. This text responds to the idea that American civic institutions are hard pressed, and growing cynical and disconnected from one another. It argues that restoring local institutions will not solve the problem; a civil society needs politics/government to provide a sense of shared values and ideas. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 311 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041469
- ISBN
- 9780226041469
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.21
€ 43.99
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Paperback. Development aid has become the subject of much discussion. Why do we give aid, and does it help? What do we know about the development paths being taken by various countries, or the possibilities of helping them to achieve their goals from outside? How relevant is development aid now that remittances and foreign direct investments have increased as Series: WRR. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534. Development Policy in Times of Globalization. Series: WRR. 312 pages, illustrations. Up till the 31st of December 2011 from EURO 45 for EURO 25. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089642950
- ISBN
- 9789089642950
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Condition: New
€ 68.21
€ 68.21
Paperback. This book examines the security dialogue between Japan and the EU starting with the establishment of the European Community-Japan cooperation in the late 1950s and continuing until today. It is a study of International Relations and International Relations history. It is both analytical and empirical research that applies constructivist approaches Series: IIAS Publications Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089641632
- ISBN
- 9789089641632
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.54
€ 43.99
€ 41.54
Hardcover. Editor(s): Burell, Mattias; Svensson, Marina. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947242
- ISBN
- 9781933947242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.68
€ 140.68
Hardcover. Including an investigation of the notion of sovereignty from Bodin and Hobbes, through Rousseau and the Federalists, to Foucault and the framers of the European constitution, this title examines the articulation of the concept through the bloody history of European colonialism. Translator(s): Derbyshire, Philip. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906497194
- ISBN
- 9781906497194
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.15
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Hardcover. In general, societies have evolved from a background in which people were many and resources were few. American traditions, and institutions which were of European origin had to undergo major transformations. The reality of plenty is thus the key to understanding the uniqueness of American civilization. This work deals with this topic. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900086
- ISBN
- 9781903900086
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Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Hardback. The papers collected here offer anti-imperialist feminist alternatives to second wave feminism's often reductive understandings of freedom; emancipation; oppression; empowerment and democracy. Editor(s): Orloff, Ann; Savci, Evren. Series Editor(s): Go, Julian. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786350749
- ISBN
- 9781786350749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.63€ 120.88
€ 143.63
€ 120.88
Hardback. This volume of Research in Political Sociology addresses a broad range of gender equality issues from women's status and opportunities at work, education, health, political participation, community involvement and global migration; from a vast domain of countries in Europe, America, Australia, Asia and Africa. Series: Research in Political Sociology. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785605673
- ISBN
- 9781785605673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.25
€ 189.25
Paperback. The everyday of politics is the politics of the everyday. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785354366
- ISBN
- 9781785354366
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47