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Paperback. Leo Strauss' "What Is Political Philosophy?" addresses almost every major theme in his life's work and is often viewed as a defense of his overall philosophic approach. Written by scholars well-known for their expertise on Strauss' thought, this book includes essays that apply to Strauss the same meticulous approach he developed in reading others. Editor(s): Major, Rafael. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316. Reading What is Political Philosophy?. 240 pages. Editor(s): Major, Rafael. Leo Strauss' "What Is Political Philosophy?" addresses almost every major theme in his life's work and is often viewed as a defense of his overall philosophic approach. Written by scholars well-known for their expertise on Strauss' thought, this book includes essays that apply to Strauss the same meticulous approach he developed in reading others. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226924212
ISBN
9780226924212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Richard L. Wood spent several years working with two local groups in Oakland, California, one faith-based, the other race-based. Comparing their activist techniques and acheivements, Wood argues that their alternative cultures offer a more democratic future for all Americans. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 halftones, 5 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JHBA; JPA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226905969
ISBN
9780226905969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. This study aims to teach the reader how to read and judge claims of authority made by others and how to decide to which institutions and practices should authority be granted. Thinkers such as Plato, Shakespeare, Dickinson, Mandela and Lincoln are incorporated into the discussion. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JH; JPA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226895116
ISBN
9780226895116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. These essays, by contributors from fields ranging from social and political theory to historical sociology and cultural studies, seek to illuminate the significance of the public/private distinction for an increasingly wide range of debates. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226886244
ISBN
9780226886244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226873916
ISBN
9780226873916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 452 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226852966
ISBN
9780226852966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226777153
ISBN
9780226777153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. Published posthumously, this book offers insight into Plato's text "Laws". Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226776989
ISBN
9780226776989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Storing, Herbert J.; Dry, Murray. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 287 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226775654
ISBN
9780226775654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 394 pages, Frontispiece, 312 p. BIC Classification: JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226772585
ISBN
9780226772585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Is political judgement a science subject to strict standards of logic and inference, or is it an art, the product of intuition and feeling? This book shows how the seemingly contradictory claims of inference and intuition are reconciled in the concept of political judgement. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226771939
ISBN
9780226771939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. Most people believe that large corporations wield enormous political power when they lobby for policies as a cohesive bloc. With this work, the author sets conventional wisdom on its head. He states that business loses in legislative battles unless it has public backing. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 264 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPWD; KJ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226764641
ISBN
9780226764641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Shows that Leo Strauss' defense of liberal democracy was closely connected to his skepticism of both the extreme Left and extreme Right. It assesses Strauss's attempt to direct teaching of political science away from examination of mass behavior and interest-group politics and toward study of philosophical principles on which politics are based. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226763897
ISBN
9780226763897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226763279
ISBN
9780226763279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Paperback. The growing number of Latinos and Asians in America has caused the creation of a new ethnic order. This text consists of essays that re-examine the role of affirmative action and civil rights in the light of this important shift in American demographics. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JPA; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226761824
ISBN
9780226761824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Simons, Herbert W. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: CFG; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 274 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226759029
ISBN
9780226759029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 500 pages, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226757377
ISBN
9780226757377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.16

Paperback. Drawing on their experience as government insiders, the authors of this book show how economic policy is shaped at the highest levels of government. They reveal the interconnections between economic, social and international policy, covering such issues as the advocacy system. Num Pages: 252 pages, 28 halftones, 4 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPA; JPQB; JPS; KCB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226755991
ISBN
9780226755991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. In these 13 essays, Judith Shklar explores two themes crucial to discussions of American democracy: the tension between expansive political equality and persistent social inequality; and "redeeming" American thought for those who believe it lacks the complexity and depth of the European tradition. Editor(s): Hoffmann, Stanley (Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser University Professor, Harvard University, USA); Thompson, Dennis F. (Alfred North Whitehead Professor of Political Philosophy, Harvard University, USA). Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226753485
ISBN
9780226753485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. Explores the late-1990s debate surrounding the sources of racism in America. The essays represent three major approaches: the social psychological, the social structural and the non-racially inspired ideology. It assesses the issues on the role of racism in mass politics and public opinion. Editor(s): Sears, David O.; etc. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 line drawings, 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226744070
ISBN
9780226744070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.29

Hardback. One of the greatest books ever to be written on the United States, "Democracy in America" continues to find new readers who marvel at the lasting insights Alexis de Tocqueville had into our nation and its political culture. This book is written expressly to help general readers and students alike get the most out of this seminal work. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226737034
ISBN
9780226737034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 45.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Bernardete, Seth. Translator(s): Bernardete, Seth; Benardete, S. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226670331
ISBN
9780226670331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. This study of Machiavelli systematically places gender at the centre of its exploration of his political thought. This edition includes an afterword which discusses the book's critical reception and situates the book's arguments in the context of recent interpretations of Machiavelli's thought. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226669922
ISBN
9780226669922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 346 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 135 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226645452
ISBN
9780226645452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.29

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