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Social & political philosophy

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

€ 36.99
€ 28.55

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226993331
ISBN
9780226993331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Hailed by Terry Eagleton in the Guardian as "definitive," this is the only complete and authoritative edition of Antonio Gramsci's deeply personal and vivid prison letters. Editor(s): Rosengarten, Frank. Translator(s): Rosenthal, Raymond. Num Pages: 431 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
431
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075558
ISBN
9780231075558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.48

Paperback. Utopianism suffers from an image problem: a recent exhibition on utopias in Paris and New York included photographs of Hitler's "Mein Kampf" and a Nazi concentration camp. This work examines the anti-utopian mindset and identifies how utopian thought came to be regarded with suspicion. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128957
ISBN
9780231128957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135948
ISBN
9780231135948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.43
€ 93.74

Hardback. Argues that the capacity for autonomy is rooted in the power relations that constitute the self. This work analyzes power, including the complicated phenomenon of subjection, without giving up on the ideal of autonomy. It shows how the self can be both constituted by power and capable of an autonomous self-constitution. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136228
ISBN
9780231136228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.87
€ 79.61

Hardback. Theodor W Adorno was a major twentieth-century philosopher and social critic whose writings on oppositional culture in art, music, and literature increasingly stand at the center of contemporary intellectual debate. This collection gathers together sixteen essays about the philosopher. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136587
ISBN
9780231136587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.87
€ 79.61

Hardback. Proposing a political theory for a post-9/11 world, this title addresses the root causes of our seemingly endless war on terror and considers the "talking cures" of testimony, such as South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and other public deliberations that have helped societies work through, rather than act out, their conflicts. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138802
ISBN
9780231138802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.31

Paperback. Reconsiders the political, cultural, and legal nature of modernity in relation to religion. This title argues that the work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau was instrumental in the evolution of modernity. In Rousseau, it pinpoints the origins of contemporary notions of the public and private and their relationship to religion. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HPCD; HPS; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139694
ISBN
9780231139694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.54
€ 44.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144582
ISBN
9780231144582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.59

Hardback. Editor(s): Franck, Julie; Bricmont, Jean. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF; HPL; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144742
ISBN
9780231144742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.32
€ 82.11

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; HPS; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144865
ISBN
9780231144865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.27
€ 76.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145008
ISBN
9780231145008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.27
€ 76.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145015
ISBN
9780231145015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Hardback. Translation of the authoro's Fabbrica della strategia. Translator(s): Bove, Arianna. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM; JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146821
ISBN
9780231146821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.06
€ 69.64

Hardback. Elements of a Constructivist Theory of Justice. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. 368 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPS; JPA; LAB. Dimension: 235 x 170 x 27. Weight: 614. Translator(s): Flynn, Jeffrey.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147088
ISBN
9780231147088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.27
€ 76.28

Hardback. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JMH; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148764
ISBN
9780231148764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.27
€ 76.28

Hardback. Editor(s): Brooks, Dr. Thom; Nussbaum, Martha C. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149709
ISBN
9780231149709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.87
€ 79.61

Paperback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPS; HRAM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149839
ISBN
9780231149839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.43

Hardback. Editor(s): Owen, John M., IV; Owen, J. Judd. Series: Columbia Series on Religion and Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAC; HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150064
ISBN
9780231150064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.07
€ 86.26

Paperback. Editor(s): Owen, John M., IV; Owen, J. Judd. Series: Columbia Series on Religion and Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAC; HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150071
ISBN
9780231150071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150361
ISBN
9780231150361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.07
€ 86.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736. A Politics of Human Rights. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. 544 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 31. Weight: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150378
ISBN
9780231150378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.10

Hardback. Translator(s): Brand, William R. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; KCL; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150682
ISBN
9780231150682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.25

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