The Political Thought of C.B. MacPherson: Contemporary Applications

Resurgence of interest in his works is in reaction to the rise of neoliberalism and efforts to find an alternative to societies dominated by capita...

These essential texts present the range of ideas developed by the men and women who made the Irish Revolution, as well as those who opposed it. Thi...

American political thought has been shaped by those who fought back against social inequality, economic exclusion, the denial of political represen...

In the aftermath of Donald Trump's victory in 2016, Americans finally faced a perplexing political reality: Democrats, purported champions of worki...

Through a re-examination of the political thought of Max Weber, Carl Schmitt and Hans Kelsen, this book offers a reflection on the nature of modern...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Shaul MagidNumber of pages: 296Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 173 x 242 x 30Cover type: Hardback...

DescriptionIn 1937 a group of young Capetonians, socialist intellectuals from the Workers' Party of South Africa, embarked on a project they called...

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Richard Whatmore examines the diverse, interconnected relationships between political history, theory, and action. Considering the work of Michel F...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Pamela MacPhersonVigil: The Poetry of Presence, a collection of sixty-five poems written from the perspective of a seasoned...

This is the second volume of Judith Shklar's work and brings together essays on a number of themes, including the place of the intellect in the mod...

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Publisher: Lang Syne Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Ann Lindsay MitchellIllustration(s): 8 illustrations (2 colour)Number of pages: 32Collection: Scottis...

Oakeshott's memorable lectures on the history of political thought, delivered each year at the London School of Economics, are now available in pri...

Reducere. his study identifies a genealogy between Thomas Hobbes' theory of absolute government and John Locke's liberal worldview. It traces the seeds of ei...

Art, Money, Parties. New Institutions in the Political Economy of Contemporary Art - Jonathan Harris

Clayton Chin presents a critical reconstruction of the work of Richard Rorty that argues that that Rorty provides us with unrecognized tools for re...

This new edition takes stock of the revolutionary changes that have taken place since the dictionary was first published in 1982. 1790 entries cove...

Reducere. A two-volume study of political thought from the late thirteenth to the end of the sixteenth century, the decisive period of transition from mediev...

The relationship between technology, philosophy, and politics is both contentious and vital to our understanding of human nature and the ways human...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCNumber of pages: 208Collection: Textual Moments in the History of Political ThoughtPublication date: 2021Dimens...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCNumber of pages: 208Collection: Textual Moments in the History of Political ThoughtPublication date: 2021Dimens...

Unhastening Science. Autonomy and Reflexivity in the Social theory of Knowledge. Studies in Social and Political Thought, Volume 7 - Dick Pels

Professor Roncaglia provides a critical illustration of the contemporary history of economics, from the 1940s to the present. He covers the differe...

Reducere. A two-volume study of political thought from the late thirteenth to the end of the sixteenth century, the decisive period of transition from mediev...

This book argues that the Russian thinker Petr Kropotkin's anarchism was a bio-political revolutionary project. Overall, the book provides a refres...

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Varieties of World Making. Beyond Globalization. Studies In Social And Political Thought - Nathalie Karagiannis, Peter Wagner

This textbook, now in its second edition, is designed to equip students with a basic 'conceptual toolkit' for the study of political thought: (i) a...

Reducere. Violence and war were ubiquitous features of politics long before the emergence of the modern state system. Since the 1780s revolutions and terrori...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): Roberto EspositoTranslator: Mark EpsteinNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 21Cover...

Reducere. The formation of the modern state, the rise of capitalism, the Renaissance and Reformation, the scientific revolution and the Age of Enlightenment ...

Reducere. Leo Strauss's readings of historical figures in the philosophical tradition have been justly well explored; however, his relation to contemporary t...

China's rapid rise as a regional and global power is one of the most important political developments of the twenty-first century. Yet the West sti...

Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Stephen ChanNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 141 x 214 x 25Cover type: Paperb...

Reducere. In this groundbreaking work, Ellen Meiksins Wood rewrites the history of political theory. She traces the development of the Western tradition from...

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Publisher: Pennsylvania State University PressAuthor(s): Cary J. (Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University) NedermanNumber of pages: 24...

Both politically and aesthetically, the contemporary German and Austrian film landscape is a far cry from the early days of the medium, when critic...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Gerard CaseyIn Freedom's Progress?, Gerard Casey argues that the progress of freedom has largely consisted in an intermitte...

Reducere. This book presents an impressive synthesis of an important and influential school of thought, derived from Foucault's writings on governmentality, ...

A cutting-edge collection of psychoanalytic ideas edited by Rui Aragao Oliveira, Maria Jose Goncalves, and Joao Diniz, with contributions from Davi...

A comprehensive introduction to the ideas of Karl Polanyi by examining the key themes that run throughout his work, including economy, commodificat...

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A History of Political Thought analyses market society by surveying the ideas of its most perceptive, thought-provoking observers - critics and def...

Description In this engaging and practical text, author Colleen Wahl presents a detailed and clear discussion on how to best use Laban/Bartenieff m...

Reducere. The Cambridge Companion to Greek Political Thought offers a guide to understanding the central texts and problems in ancient Greek political though...

16th Century.Conflict, Chaos and Corruption in Reformation Scotland He wants to reform Scotland, but his enemies will stop at nothing to prevent hi...

Instead of smoothing over contemporary art's violent and iconoclastic dimensions, instead of sanitizing and making complex artworks docile in terms...

DescriptionEvery work on Jewish thought and law since the twelfth century bears the imprint of Maimonides. A. N. Whitehead's famous dictum that the...