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  • 33 Meditations on Death

    Notes from the Wrong End of Medicine

    by David Jarrett ...
    AS FEATURED ON BBC RADIO 4 'Start the Week' : 'very moving - brilliant and profound'"Brilliant - a grimly humorous yet humane account of the realities of growing old in the modern age." - Henry Marsh"A remarkably likeable guide to a grisly subject ... daunting, yet ultimately life-affirming" - IndependentWhat is a good death?<br /... ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • Lockean Property Ethics and Restitution

    by David Jarrett ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
    In this book, David Jarrett argues that the influential Lockean thesis of justice in property, which traces back to John Locke, seems to entail much egalitarian property redistribution.Put briefly, Lockeans argue that people justly own: (1) any unowned natural resources they labour on, (2) any resources they receive via voluntary transfer from a legitimate owner, and (3) any resources they ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

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  • Extreme Economies

    What Life at the World's Margins Can Teach Us About Our Own Future

    by Richard Davies ...
    A New Statesman best book of the year | New York Times Editors' Choice pickA Financial Times best economics book of 2019An accessible, story-driven look at the future of the global economy, written by a leading expertTo predict our future, we must look to the extremes. So argues the economist Richard Davies, who takes readers to the margins of the modern economy and beyond ... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Madame Curie Complex

    The Hidden History of Women in Science

    by Julie Des Jardins ...
    The historian and author of Lillian Gilbreth examines the "Great Man" myth of science with profiles of women scientists from Marie Curie to Jane Goodall.Why is science still considered to be predominantly male profession? In The Madame Curie Complex, Julie Des Jardin dismantles the myth of the lone male genius, reframing the history of science with revelations about women's substantial ... Read more

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  • The Rights Revolution

    by Michael Ignatieff ...
    Series series The CBC Massey Lectures
    With an updated preface by the author.Since the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, rights have become the dominant language of the public good around the globe. Indeed, rights have become the trump card in every argument. Long-standing fights for aboriginal rights, the issue of preserving the linguistic heritage of minorities, and same-sex marriage have steered our ... Read more

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  • Ethnicity and Human Rights in Canada

    by Evelyn Kallen, Leo Panitch ...
    This book examines key issues surrounding ethnicity and human rights in our country. It asks: How do we account for the persistence of racism in the face of increasing legal protection for human rights? Kallen's classic study reveals the ways in which human rights violations, by way of discrimination on the bases of race and ethnicity, create and sustain the marginalized status of diverse racial ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Justice in a Changing World

    by Cecile Fabre ...
    Should governments give special rights to ethnic and cultural minorities? Should rich countries open their borders to economic immigrants or transfer resources to poor countries? When framing and implementing economic and environmental policies, should current generations take into account the interests of future generations? If our political community committed a wrong against another group a ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

  • Models of Democracy

    by David Held ...
    The first two editions of Models of Democracy have proven immensely popular among students and specialists worldwide. In a succinct and far-reaching analysis, David Held provides an introduction to central accounts of democracy from classical Greece to the present and a critical discussion of what democracy should mean today.This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to take account ... Read more

    $34.00 USD

  • Citizenship

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Richard Bellamy ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Interest in citizenship has never been higher. But what does it mean to be a citizen of a modern, complex community? Why is citizenship important? Can we create citizenship, and can we test for it? In this fascinating Very Short Introduction, Richard Bellamy explores the answers to these questions and more in a clear and accessible way. He approaches the subject from a political perspective, to ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Multicultural Citizenship : A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights

    A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights

    by Will Kymlicka ...
    Series series Oxford Political Theory
    The increasingly multicultural fabric of modern societies has given rise to many new issues and conflicts, as ethnic and national minorities demand recognition and support for their cultural identity. This book presents a new conception of the rights and status of minority cultures.It argues that certain sorts of `collective rights' for minority cultures are consistent with liberal democratic ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • The Origin of Capitalism

    A Longer View

    by Ellen Meiksins Wood ...
    **An expanded edition of the classic study on the history of capitalism—“a must read” for students of political theory and anyone interested in economic thought (Choice)How did the dynamic economic system we know as capitalism develop among the peasants and lords of feudal Europe?**In The Origin of Capitalism, a now-classic work of history, Ellen Meiksins Wood offers readers a clear and accessible ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Moral Foundations of Politics

    by Ian Shapiro ...
    When do governments merit our allegiance, and when should they be denied it? Ian Shapiro explores this most enduring of political dilemmas in this innovative and engaging book. Building on his highly popular Yale courses, Professor Shapiro evaluates the main contending accounts of the sources of political legitimacy. Starting with theorists of the Enlightenment, he examines the arguments put ... Read more

    $12.99 USD