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The fully revised and updated fourth edition of this highly successful text offers a truly comprehensive introduction to the study of politics, written from an international perspective
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780230363373
- Collation
- xxii, 496 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
- Series Title
- Palgrave foundations
- Call Number
- [POL-LIB-541]
The Oxford handbook of political institutions
The study of political institutions is among the founding pillars of political science. With the rise of the 'new institutionalism', the study of institutions has returned to its place in the sun. This volume provides a comprehensive survey of where we are in the study of political institutions, covering both the traditional concerns of political science with constitutions, federalism and burea…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780199275694
- Collation
- xvii, 816 p. ; 26 cm.
- Series Title
- Oxford handbooks of political science
- Call Number
- [POL-LIB-223]
An introduction to political philosophy
"This book provides a comprehensive introduction to political philosophy. Combining discussion of historical and contemporary figures, together with numerous real-life examples, it covers an unusually broad range of topics in the field."--BOOK JACKET.
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780521836258
- Collation
- x, 311 p. ; 26 cm.
- Series Title
- Cambridge introductions to philosophy
- Call Number
- [POL-LIB-219]
Political theory : methods and approaches
Lively introduction to the many interesting ways to do political theory in the 21st century. - ;Political theorists are too often silent on questions of method and approach. David Leopold and Marc Stears have assembled a distinguished group of contributors to break that silence and to explain and defend the research methods they utilise in their own work. The result is a rich and varied collect…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780199230099
- Collation
- 1 online resource (ix, 224 p.) : ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- [POL-LIB-207]
International political theory after Hobbes : analysis, interpretation and or…
The idea of international political theory after Hobbes is a timely and lively focus through which to raise questions about international politics. Contributors explore Hobbes' views on contemporary international political theory and on international relations in the context of the history of political thought and Hobbesian realism.
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780230205383
- Collation
- x, 216 p. ; 23 cm.
- Series Title
- International political theory
- Call Number
- [POL-LIB-206]
Deterrence : from Cold War to long war : lessons from six decades of Rand det…
Since its inception six decades ago, the RAND Corporation has been one of the key institutional homes for the study of deterrence. This book examines much of this research for lessons relevant to the current and future strategic environment. It is therefore part intellectual history and part policy recommendation, intended to encourage debate and discussion on how deterrence can best be incorpo…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780833044822
- Collation
- xiv, 107 p. ; 23 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-17]
Contingency, hegemony, universality : contemporary dialogues on the left
"What is the contemporary legacy of Gramsci's notion of hegemony? How can universality be reformulated now that its spurious versions have been so thoroughly criticized?" "In this ground-breaking project, Judith Butler, Ernesto Laclau and Slavoj Zizek engage in a dialogue on central questions of contemporary philosophy and politics. Their essays, organized as three contributions each that respo…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1859847579
- Collation
- vi, 329 p. ; 20 cm
- Series Title
- Phronesis (London, England)
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-12]
What moves man : the realist theory of international relations and its judgme…
The realist theory of international relations is based on a particularly gloomy set of assumptions about universal human motives. Believing people to be essentially asocial, selfish, and untrustworthy, realism counsels a politics of distrust and competition in the international arena. What Moves Man subjects realism to a broad and deep critique. Freyberg-Inan argues, first, that realist psychol…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 079145827X
- Collation
- vi, 266 p. ; 23 cm
- Series Title
- SUNY series in global politics
- Call Number
- [POL-IRT-72]
Western political thought in dialogue with Asia
Western Political Thought in Dialogue with Asia is a unique collection of essays that examines the exchange of political ideas between Western Europe and Asia from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century. The contributors to the volume call for globalizing the scope of research and teaching in the history of political thought.
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780739123782
- Collation
- vi, 330 p. ; 24 cm
- Series Title
- Global encounters
- Call Number
- [POL-IRT-71]
Theory and evidence in comparative politics and international relations
Contributing authors offer a variety of answers, addressing the purpose and methods of research and analysing concepts, including the relationship of theory and evidence, the changing formulation of neopositivism, and the importance of medicine to social science.
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781403974563
- Collation
- x, 290 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
- Series Title
- New visions in security
- Call Number
- [POL-IRT-66]
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