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Hobbes's Kingdom of Light A Study of the Foundations of Modern Political Philosophy
ISBN: PB: 9780226760124, ISBN: HB: 9780226552903, University of Chicago Press, January 2021
336 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 1 halftone
Was Hobbes the first great architect of modern political philosophy? Highly critical of the classical tradition in philosophy, particularly Aristotle, Hobbes thought that he had established a new science of morality and politics. Devin Stauffer here...
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£32,00
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£37,50
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How to Secure a Country
ISBN: HB: 9783037785973, Lars Muller Publishers, October 2020
220 pp., 26.7x20.3 cm, illus.
Switzerland is well-known as one of the safest countries on earth and as a prime example of efficiency and efficacy. One of the central reasons that such a country exists is the development of a culture based on protection, which is supported by the...
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£30,00
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House of Mirrors Justin Trudeau's Foreign Policy
ISBN: PB: 9781551647494, ISBN: HB: 9781551647517, University of Chicago Press, Black Rose Books, October 2020
204 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presents himself as progressive on foreign affairs. According to Trudeau, he and his Liberals have brought Canada back after the disastrous Conservative government under Stephen Harper. In House of Mirrors, Yves...
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£17,95
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£53,95
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How the Tea Party Captured the GOP Insurgent Factions in American Politics
ISBN: PB: 9780226687520, ISBN: HB: 9780226687490, University of Chicago Press, September 2020
176 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 35 line drawings, 3 tables
The rise of the Tea Party redefined both the Republican Party and how we think about intraparty conflict. What initially appeared to be an anti-Obama protest movement of fiscal conservatives matured into a faction that sought to increase its influenc...
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£20,00
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£72,00
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How to Save a Constitutional Democracy
ISBN: PB: 9780226755076, ISBN: HB: 9780226564388, University of Chicago Press, September 2020
320 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 5 line drawings, 3 tables
Democracies are in danger. Around the world, a rising wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self rule. In the United States, the election of Donald Trump marked a decisive turning point for many. What kind of p...
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£16,00
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£25,00
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Herodotus in the Anthropocene
ISBN: PB: 9780226704845, ISBN: HB: 9780226704708, University of Chicago Press, June 2020
216 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
We are living in the age of the Anthropocene, in which human activities are recognized for effecting potentially catastrophic environmental change. In this book, Joel Alden Schlosser argues that our current state of affairs calls for a creative polit...
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£24,00
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£72,00
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Hidden Face of Rights Toward a Politics of Responsibilities
ISBN: HB: 9780300233292, Yale University Press, February 2020
208 pp., 21x14 cm, 4 black&white illus.
When we debate questions in international law, politics, and justice, we often use the language of rights – and far less often the language of responsibilities. Human rights scholars and activists talk about state responsibility for rights, but they...
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£20,00
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How to Lobby Alaska State Government
ISBN: PB: 9781602233959, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, November 2019
400 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
Lobbying is about getting the right message to the right people in the right form at the right time. Even the most persuasive arguments or most influential groups will come up short if they aren't combined with personal connections and an understandi...
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£19,00
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Heineken in Africa A Multinational Unleashed
ISBN: HB: 9781849049023, Hurst Publishers, October 2019
240 pp., 24.5x14.5 cm
For sale in CIS only! For Heineken, "rising Africa" is already a reality: the profits it extracts there are almost 50 per cent above the global average, and beer costs more in some African countries than it does in Europe. Heineken claims its presen...
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£20,00
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How to Rig an Election
ISBN: PB: 9780300246650, Yale University Press, September 2019
320 pp., 19.7x12.7 cm, 12 figures
<p>Contrary to what is commonly believed, authoritarian leaders who agree to hold elections are generally able to remain in power longer than autocrats who refuse to allow the populace to vote. In this engaging and provocative book, Nic Cheeseman and...
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