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Social & political philosophy
Paperback. This work explores cosmetic surgery as a cultural phenomenon of late modernity. It shows how cosmetic surgery has been represented in medicine and popular culture, drawing upon a range examples taken from the media, music, performance art and literature. Series: Explorations in Bioethics and the Medical Humanities. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; MNPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 262.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
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- New
- SKU
- V9780742514218
- ISBN
- 9780742514218
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€ 59.33
€ 59.33
Hardback. Socializing Metaphysics supplies diverse answers to the basic questions of social metaphysics, from a broad array of voices. It will interest all philosophers and social scientists concerned with mind, action, or the foundations of social theory. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742514287
- ISBN
- 9780742514287
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€ 187.37
€ 187.37
Paperback. Socializing Metaphysics supplies diverse answers to the basic questions of social metaphysics, from a broad array of voices. It will interest all philosophers and social scientists concerned with mind, action, or the foundations of social theory. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742514294
- ISBN
- 9780742514294
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€ 79.82
€ 79.82
Hardback. The Whole Child is a beautifully written book combining classic philosophical themes such as wonder and happiness with contemporary parenting virtues like courage, compassion, integrity, and discipline. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBK; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742514867
- ISBN
- 9780742514867
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€ 159.06
€ 159.06
Hardback. The essays in this volume provide a multi-disciplinary analysis of the ways in which our loyalties to democracy and the environment confront and mutually reinforce one another in theory and practice. Editor(s): Minteer, Ben A.; Taylor, Bob Pepperman. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPHV; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 183 x 26. Weight in Grams: 810.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515222
- ISBN
- 9780742515222
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€ 216.19
€ 216.19
Paperback. In "Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn", Daniel Mahoney presents a philosophical perspective on the political condition of modern man through an exegesis and analysis of Solzhenitsyn's work. Series: 20th Century Political Thinkers. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521131
- ISBN
- 9780742521131
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€ 60.68
€ 60.68
Hardback. This volume, by Michael Shapiro, is not about Adam Smith in the sense in which "about" is usually understood, for it is neither a comprehensive explication of his views nor a careful tracing of the sources of them. Shapiro's ultimate goal is to "exemplify a way of doing political theory". Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521322
- ISBN
- 9780742521322
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€ 165.65
€ 165.65
Paperback. This volume, by Michael Shapiro, is not about Adam Smith in the sense in which "about" is usually understood, for it is neither a comprehensive explication of his views nor a careful tracing of the sources of them. Shapiro's ultimate goal is to "exemplify a way of doing political theory". Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521339
- ISBN
- 9780742521339
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€ 64.83
€ 64.83
Hardback. This work examines the philosophy of Burke in view of its contribution to our understanding of modernity. Stephen K. White argues that Burke remains important because he shows us how modernity engenders an implicit forgetfulness of human finitude. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 128 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 299.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521346
- ISBN
- 9780742521346
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€ 165.22
€ 165.22
Paperback. This work examines the philosophy of Burke in view of its contribution to our understanding of modernity. Stephen K. White argues that Burke remains important because he shows us how modernity engenders an implicit forgetfulness of human finitude. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 128 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521353
- ISBN
- 9780742521353
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€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Hardback. This revised edition interprets Hegel's 'postmodern' as the dissemination of the liberating spirit in the capillaries of democratic lifeworlds. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 509.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521360
- ISBN
- 9780742521360
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€ 159.87
€ 159.87
Paperback. This revised edition interprets Hegel's 'postmodern' as the dissemination of the liberating spirit in the capillaries of democratic lifeworlds. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521377
- ISBN
- 9780742521377
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€ 65.68
€ 65.68
Hardback. What is freedom? In this study, Thomas Dumm challenges the conventions that have governed discussions and debates concerning modern freedom by bringing the work of Michel Foucault into dialogue with contemporary liberal thought. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521384
- ISBN
- 9780742521384
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€ 165.89
€ 165.89
Hardback. In this text Strong examines Rousseau's fear of authorship (though not of authority), his understanding of the human, his attempt to overcome the scandal that relativism posed for politics and the political importance of sexuality. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521421
- ISBN
- 9780742521421
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€ 166.17
€ 166.17
paperback. In this text Strong examines Rousseau's fear of authorship (though not of authority), his understanding of the human, his attempt to overcome the scandal that relativism posed for politics and the political importance of sexuality. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 375.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521438
- ISBN
- 9780742521438
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€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Hardback. One of Ralph Waldo Emerson's principle contributions to philosophy is the theory of self-reliance, a view of democratic individuality. George Kateb provides a reading of Emerson that is friendly to the interests of Nietzsche and to later Nietzscheans such as Weber, Heidegger, Arendt and Foucault. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; HPCD; HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521445
- ISBN
- 9780742521445
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€ 173.19
€ 173.19
Hardback. In emphazing Hobbes's skepticism, Richard Flathman goes against the grain of much of the literature concerning Hobbes. Although primarily an account of Hobbes's thinking, Flathman contends that Hobbes's formulation speaks valuably to issues that remain very much with us. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521483
- ISBN
- 9780742521483
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€ 166.02
€ 166.02
Hardback. In this study, political theorist John Tambornino offers a rethinking of ethical and political theory by emphasizing human embodiment and the primacy of passion and need. He calls for a "corporeal turn" or, as he explains, attention to aspects of human embodiment. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521568
- ISBN
- 9780742521568
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€ 165.65
€ 165.65
Paperback. In this study, political theorist John Tambornino offers a rethinking of ethical and political theory by emphasizing human embodiment and the primacy of passion and need. He calls for a "corporeal turn" or, as he explains, attention to aspects of human embodiment. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 265.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521575
- ISBN
- 9780742521575
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€ 66.01
€ 66.01
Hardback. The philosopher David Miller theorized that justice can take many different forms. In this book, a group of political philosophers take Miller's theory as a starting point and debate whether justice takes one form or many. Editor(s): Bell, Daniel A.; De-Shalit, Avner. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 625.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521780
- ISBN
- 9780742521780
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Condition: New
€ 184.04
€ 184.04
hardcover. Abraham Drassinower takes a fresh look at Freud, countering his prevalent image as a man pessimistically renouncing the possibility of social, political, and cultural change. Series: Dialog-on-Freud. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742522619
- ISBN
- 9780742522619
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Condition: New
€ 163.58
€ 163.58
Paperback. Abraham Drassinower takes a fresh look at Freud, countering his prevalent image as a man pessimistically renouncing the possibility of social, political, and cultural change. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742522626
- ISBN
- 9780742522626
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Condition: New
€ 73.88
€ 73.88
Hardback. William James is known as a philosopher of pragmatism. This work challenges this understanding. It traces the historical importance and contemporary possibilities of pluralism's original political insight. It illuminates political philosophy of the 20th century and challenges contemporary assumptions about the desirability of unanimity. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742523265
- ISBN
- 9780742523265
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Condition: New
€ 143.38
€ 143.38
Paperback. Written by internationally acclaimed scholars on futures of critical theory, this book attempts to renew and reinvigorate critical theory by extending its range and its intellectual trajectories through strategies of inclusiveness that respect and build on parallel traditions. Editor(s): Peters, Michael A.; Olssen, Mark; Lankshear, Colin. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742528604
- ISBN
- 9780742528604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.34
€ 72.34