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Hardcover. Does the Labour Government's commitment to Freedom of Information mean the end of excessive secrecy in the UK? This book places the UK debate over open government in its political context. It argues that just as secrecy reflected the interests of the powerful, so too does freedom of information. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 451.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333753675
- ISBN
- 9780333753675
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Condition: New
€ 121.72
€ 121.72
Hardback. This re-examination of key areas in the social and political thought of Hegel and Marx surveys the development of the connection from the Young Hegelians through the main Marxist thinkers to contemporary debates. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333751367
- ISBN
- 9780333751367
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Condition: New
€ 122.08
€ 122.08
Paperback. This work argues that Plato's philosophy is a gendered philosophy: it contains within its basic tenets notions associated with masculinity. The author explores the reasons why, in "The Republic", Plato includes women in the ruling class of his proposed ideal state on equal terms with men. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333750957
- ISBN
- 9780333750957
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Condition: New
€ 62.80
€ 62.80
Hardback. This volume examines the transformation of politics and social movements at various levels. Starting with a transformation of identity within social movements, it goes on to discuss changes in the scale of social movement mobilization. Editor(s): Bagguley, Paul; Hearn, Prof. Jeff. Series: Explorations in Sociology. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333746769
- ISBN
- 9780333746769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.91
€ 185.91
Hardback. This volume brings together nine essays by established and new scholars from Russia, Britain and North America to explore the historical contexts and current relevance of the work of the Bakhtin Circle for social theory, philosophy, history and linguistics. Editor(s): Brandist, Craig; Tihanov, Galin; Tihanov, Galin. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 425.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333746646
- ISBN
- 9780333746646
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Condition: New
€ 121.37
€ 121.37
Hardcover. The question of how genetic resources ought to be owned and controlled has become a controversial international political issue. The authors examine this issue from a normative perspective, discussing the four principles that govern the debate over genetic resource control. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPVH; LB; LNR; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333745021
- ISBN
- 9780333745021
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Condition: New
€ 121.04
€ 121.04
Hardcover. This text considers the ethical credentials of the US in branding various countries "pariah states", and describes the background to the Iraq question. A detailed chronology of 1997-98 US/Iraq weapons inspections, and a profile of the subsequent UN/Iraqi settlement and its aftermath is given. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF1; HPQ; JPA; JPS; JWK; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333741146
- ISBN
- 9780333741146
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Condition: New
€ 122.56
€ 122.56
Hardback. During the 1990s, Russia has been building a new political order. This collection of essays offers a progress report on this effort, recording the projects for institutional reform, their successes and their many failures. Editor(s): Robinson, Neil. Num Pages: 247 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 465.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333735251
- ISBN
- 9780333735251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.86
€ 63.86
Hardcover. A study of a major change in the political thought of modern Britain, arguing that the period between 1956 and 1968 saw a seminal change in political thinking, which created the framework of today's politics. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; JPA; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333734964
- ISBN
- 9780333734964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.46
€ 63.46
Hardback. Will the flames of war in the Middle East be fanned or quenched by water? This is the central question addressed by this unusually forthright book. The book provides sobering analyses of Israel's water predicament and of the hydro-political implications for the country, particularly in the light of recent developments in the 'peace process'. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JPA; JPS; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333734834
- ISBN
- 9780333734834
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Condition: New
€ 121.06
€ 121.06
Hardcover. This work begins by tracing the sea-change in British politics from the 1970s to the end of the 20th century. It then goes on to investigate how political theory and ethical concepts can help us to re-establish the search for human freedom and a "balanced" society. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 489.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333733929
- ISBN
- 9780333733929
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Condition: New
€ 122.41
€ 122.41
Hardback. Dutch republicanism represents a crucially important context within which to discuss Spinoza's political theory and his conception of politics. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333733905
- ISBN
- 9780333733905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.41
€ 122.41
The Earthist Challenge to Economism. Theological Critique of the World...
Cobb, John B., Jr.. Ed(S): Thakur, Shivesh Ch...
Hardback. The World Bank is the economistic institution most open to Earthist concerns. This book evaluates the Bank's potential for leadership in broadening public goals from narrowly economic goods to inclusive ones. Editor(s): Thakur, Shivesh Chandra. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCX6; JPA; KCA; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333730881
- ISBN
- 9780333730881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.71
€ 121.71
Hardback. In this text, international scholars reflect on the dramatic transformations of Germany's past and on Germany's future prospects. Post-war democratic and economic renewal is set in the context of continuing debates about German identity. Editor(s): Merkl, Peter H. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 646.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333725610
- ISBN
- 9780333725610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.46
€ 186.46
Hardcover. Offers ways to overcome the problems that arise because voters, politicians, and bureaucrats pursue selfish interests in their political behaviour. The book includes new theorems about the mechanisms that are discussed, as well as a proposed constitution and its rationale. Editor(s): Tideman, Nicolaus; Bailey, Martin J. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333719091
- ISBN
- 9780333719091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.65
€ 64.65
Hardcover. An exploration into the role of domestic politics in the selection of industrial policy and the different patterns of industrial transformation in East Asia. The approach taken in this book partly draws on earlier studies of industrial transformation, product cycle theory and statist theory. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JPA; JPQB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333717479
- ISBN
- 9780333717479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.47
€ 185.47
Hardcover. This book provides an attempt to synthesize a pervasive phenomenon that is mentioned tangentially in many political analyses, but here receives a systematic and theoretical treatment commensurate with its significance to the working of "democratic" political practice. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Macmillan Pub Co
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333717387
- ISBN
- 9780333717387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.04
€ 122.04
Hardcover. The moral justification for government is, that it is needed to promote the community's interest. What is that interest an interest in? Can democracy enable dissatisfaction with their reconciliation to be lived with? These are some of the questions with which this book is concerned. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714430
- ISBN
- 9780333714430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.81
€ 122.81
Hardcover. "International Relations and the Philosophy of History" examines the concept of civilization in relation to international systems through an extensive use of the literature in the philosophy of history. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333713631
- ISBN
- 9780333713631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.19
€ 64.19
Paperback. Essays applying Weber's comparative-historical method to post-Cold War democratization. Covering a wide range of examples from US to Western and Eastern Europe, and from Russia and Japan to Islamic states. Editor(s): Schroeder, Ralph. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333712542
- ISBN
- 9780333712542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.48
€ 121.48
Hardcover. An analysis of Arbuthnot's "Art of Political Lying" (1712), this text argues that the work is a commentary on long-standing themes of debate in science, rhetoric and philosophy and should be seen as a seminal satire standing in opposition to the practice of Swift and Pope. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBD; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333699447
- ISBN
- 9780333699447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.13
€ 122.13
Paperback. A comparative and theoretical account of the heritage and prospects of socialism in Western Europe which characterizes socialist political theory as transformative. The analysis generates a comparative study of European socialist parties and their attitudes to international institutions. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; JPA; JPFF; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333695869
- ISBN
- 9780333695869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.49
€ 120.49
Hardback. Concepts associated with nuclear strategy often go beyond any "objective" logic of deterrence. This book explores the conscious and unconscious beliefs in Britain, France and the Federal Republic of Germany, about society, the state and power structures, and allies and enemies. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; JPA; JPS; JWMN; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333693896
- ISBN
- 9780333693896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.98
€ 122.98
Hardcover. A collection of essays in which Femia argues that Labriola, Gramsci, Mosca and Pareto are united by the worldly humanism inherited from Machiavelli. This was due to their distinctively Italian hostility to the metaphysical abstractions of natural law and Christian theology which accounted for similarities in their thought. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; HRQA; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333689370
- ISBN
- 9780333689370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.01
€ 121.01