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  • Out of Line

    Essays on the Politics of Boundaries and the Limits of Modern Politics

    by R.B.J. Walker ...
    Series series Global Horizons
    A collection of essays on the politics of boundaries, this book addresses a broad range of cases, some geographical, some legal, and some involving less tangible practices of inclusion and exclusion. The book begins by exploring the boundary between modern Western forms of international relations and their constitutive outsides. Beyond this, the author engages with relations between subjectivity ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Culture, Ideology, And World Order

    by R.b.j. Walker ...
    Contemporary discourse about human affairs is largely grounded in the specific historical experience and interests of a few dominant societies. This poses an important challenge to all those who urge that we need to adopt a global perspective on modern political life, whether in terms of international relations, comparative and developmental politi ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Europe's 21st Century Challenge

    Delivering Liberty

    by Didier Bigo, R.B.J. Walker ...
    This volume presents the final results of the CHALLENGE research project (The Changing Landscape of European Liberty and Security) - a five-year project funded by the Sixth Framework Programme of DG Research of the European Commission. The book critically appraises the liberties of citizens and others within the EU, and the different ways in which they are affected by the proliferation of ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • After the Globe, Before the World

    by RBJ Walker ...
    Series series Global Horizons
    This book explores the implications of claims that the most challenging political problems of our time express an urgent need to reimagine where and therefore what we take politics to be. It does so by examining the relationship between modern forms of politics (centred simultaneously within individual subjects, sovereign states and an international system of states) and the (natural, God-given or ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

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  • Ideology

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Michael Freeden ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Ideology is one of the most controversial terms in the political vocabulary, exciting both revulsion and inspiration. This book examines the reasons for those views, and explains why ideologies deserve respect as a major form of political thinking. It investigates the centrality of ideology both as a political phenomenon and as an organizing framework of political thought and action. It explores ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Cosmopolitanism and the Geographies of Freedom

    by David Harvey ...
    Series series The Wellek Library Lectures
    Liberty and freedom are frequently invoked to justify political action. Presidents as diverse as Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush have built their policies on some version of these noble values. Yet in practice, idealist agendas often turn sour as they confront specific circumstances on the ground. Demonstrated by incidents at Abu Ghraib ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Contested Knowledge

    Social Theory Today

    by Steven Seidman ...
    In the sixth edition of Contested Knowledge, social theorist Steven Seidman presents the latest topics in social theory and addresses the current shift of 'universalist theorists' to networks of clustered debates.Responds to current issues, debates, and new social movementsReviews sociological theory from a contemporary perspectiveReveals how the universal theorist and the era of rival schools has ... Read more

    $45.00 USD

  • Progress

    A Reconstruction

    by Peter Wagner ...
    The idea of progress guided human expectations and actions for over two centuries. From the Enlightenment onwards, it was widely believed that the condition of humankind could be radically improved. History had embarked on an unstoppable forward trajectory, realizing the promise of freedom and reason. The scientific revolution, the industrial revolution, and the French Revolution, in some views ... Read more

    $17.00 USD

  • Groundwork for the Practice of the Good Life

    Politics and Ethics at the Intersection of North Atlantic and African Philosophy

    by Omedi Ochieng ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
    What makes for good societies and good lives in a global world? In this landmark work of political and ethical philosophy, Omedi Ochieng offers a radical reassessment of a millennia-old question. He does so by offering a stringent critique of both North Atlantic and African philosophical traditions, which he argues unfold visions of the good life that are characterized by idealism, moralism, and ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Hegemony and Power

    Consensus and Coercion in Contemporary Politics

    by Howard H. Lentner, Benedetto Fontana, Philip G. Cerny, Henri Goverde, Elina Penttinen, Tomohisa Hattori, Saul Newman, Kevin Ryan ...
    This book provides the first systematic examination of the relationship of hegemony and power. Nine essays delve into the diverse analytical aspects of the two concepts, and an introduction and conclusion by the editors, respectively, forge a synthesis of their theoretical coherence. Hegemony has long existed as a term in political science, international relations, and social theory, but its ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Habermas

    A Very Short Introduction

    by James Gordon Finlayson ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    This book gives a clear and readable overview of the philosophical work of Jürgen Habermas, the most influential German philosopher alive today, who has commented widely on subjects such as Marxism, the importance and effectiveness of communication, the reunification of Germany, and the European Union. Gordon Finlayson provides readers with a clear and readable overview of Habermas's forbiddingly ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • First As Tragedy, Then As Farce

    by Slavoj Zizek ...
    The leading philosopher of our time tracks the demise of liberalism through landmark events of the 21st century—from 9/11 to the farce of the financial meltdownBillions of dollars were hastily poured into the global banking system in a frantic attempt at financial stabilization. So why has it not been possible to bring the same forces to bear in addressing world poverty and environmental crisis?In ... Read more

    $12.99 USD