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Leviathanby Thomas Hobbes; Edwin Curley
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 1994; US$ 13.50Designed to meet the needs of both student and scholar, this edition of Leviathan offers a brilliant introduction by Edwin Curley, modernized spelling and punctuation of the text, and the inclusion, along with historical and interpretive notes, of the most significant variants between the English version of 1651 and the Latin version of 1668. A glossary of seventeenth-century English terms, and indexes of persons, subjects, and scriptural passages help make this the most thoughtfully conceived edition of Leviathan available. ?A scholar?s edition at a student price!?. ?Harvey Mansfield, Harvard University. ?Plainly the best edition of Leviathan . Superbly edited and indexed, with footnote passages from the Latin edition, a helpful glossary,... more...
Justiceby Michael J. Sandel
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2009; US$ 9.99What are our obligations to others as people in a free society? Should government tax the rich to help the poor? Is the free market fair? Is it sometimes wrong to tell the truth? Is killing sometimes morally required? Is it possible, or desirable, to legislate morality? Do individual rights and the common good conflict? Michael J. Sandel’s “Justice” course is one of the most popular and influential at Harvard. Up to a thousand students pack the campus theater to hear Sandel relate the big questions of political philosophy to the most vexing issues of the day, and this fall, public television will air a series based on the course. Justice offers readers the same exhilarating journey that captivates Harvard students.... more...
State in Societyby Joel S. Migdal; Peter Lange; Robert H. Bates; Ellen Comisso; Peter Hall; Joel Migdal; Helen Milner
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 27.00The essays in this book trace the development of Joel Migdal's 'state-in-society' approach. This approach illuminates how power is exercised around the world, and how and when patterns of power change. The essays situate the approach within the classic literature in political science, sociology, and related disciplines. more...
Cicero: On the Commonwealth and On the Lawsby Marcus Tullius Cicero; James E. G. Zetzel; Raymond Geuss; Quentin Skinner
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 26.00On the Commonwealth and On the Laws are Cicero's most important works of political philosophy. The present volume offers a masterly new translation of both by James E. G. Zetzel, supported by a concise introduction, notes and other aids, of interest to students in politics, philosophy, ancient history, law and classics. more...
The Logic of Violence in Civil Warby Stathis N. Kalyvas; Peter Lange; Robert H. Bates; Ellen Comisso; Peter Hall; Joel Migdal; Helen Milner
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 28.00Why is violence in civil war so brutal when it is often taking place between people who know each other? Is such violence an instance of collective madness? This book demonstrates that there is logic to this violence, entailing the joint action of armed organizations and individual civilians. more...
Media, Monarchy and Powerby Neil Blain; Hugh O'Donnell
Intellect 2003; US$ 10.00Is obsession with the Royal Family in Britain a fact of culture or an illusion of media culture? What interest do the European media display in their royal families? Does twenty-first century monarchy remain a political and ideological force - or is it just an economic commodity? Media, Monarchy and Power provides a radical insight into the cultural and political functioning of royalty in five countries. Blain and O'Donnell examine the bonds between monarchies and their 'subjects' or 'citizens', and the relationships between royal families, the media, and nation-states. Numerous case-studies from press and television in Europe and the UK support a theoretical account of the operation of monarchy and royalty in the media. Central to the concerns... more...
The Princeby Niccolo Machiavelli; W. K. Marriott
The Floating Press 1908; US$ 4.50Il Principe ( The Prince ) is the famous text by Florentine public servant Niccolo Machiavelli, in which he outlines the best strategy by which a prince can acquire, maintain and protect his state. Published posthumously, the text departs from his previous works, but is that for which he is remembered, and which has produced the adjective "Machiavellian". Machiavelli directives for maintaining a secure state are direct and at times brutal... more...
Order, Conflict, and Violenceby Stathis N. Kalyvas; Ian Shapiro; Tarek Masoud
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 30.00Demonstrates the myriad ways in which order and violence are inextricably intertwined. more...
Political Institutions under Dictatorshipby Jennifer Gandhi
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 22.00Gandhi's cross-national study examines the political uses of nominally democratic institutions by non-democratic states. more...
Beyond Totalitarianismby Michael Geyer; Sheila Fitzpatrick
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 24.00These essays rethink the nature of Stalinism and Nazism and establish a new methodology for viewing their histories. more...