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Through an historical analysis of the theme of Oriental despotism, Curtis reveals the complex positive and negative interaction between Europe and the Orient.

This book revisits the moral and political philosophy of Adam Smith to recover his understanding of morality in a market age.

A trenchant analysis of the evolution and motivations of British historians'' fascination with the European continent.

Discusses some of the most significant ideological debates that have animated the Arab world over the last two decades.

This book examines the apology''s extraordinary political emergence and significance to ideas of collective responsibility, ritual, and contemporary politics.

The essays in this volume discuss the questions at the core of Kant''s pioneering work on the philosophy of history.

Drawing upon the work of Quine, Rawls, Rorty and others, Gutting challenges the standard view about what philosophers have achieved.

This book examines how economists and other social scientists can broaden their analytical repertoire to encompass the vital role of sentiments, language, and imagination.

Arguing that Tocqueville was fundamentally a social scientist rather than a political theorist, Elster emphasizes Tocqueville''s substantive and methodological insights.

In this book Robert Piercey asks how it is possible to do philosophy by studying the thinkers of the past.

This book explores the contribution made by Chartist poetry to the struggle for fundamental democratic rights.

This book explores the ways in which the German Catholic Enlightenment reconceived the relationship between religion, society, and the state.

This fascinating collection considers the dialogue between technical literature and imperial society in the Roman Empire.

Sheehan argues that Madison''s vision for the new nation was informed by the idea of republican self-government.

A much-needed alternative to the standard male histories of political thought from the late medieval to early modern period.

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This book places Carnap''s central ideas in a broad cultural, political and intellectual context.

A major interpretation of the 1707 Act of Union and the making of the United Kingdom.

This book traces the theory of Quaker constitutionalism from the early Quakers through Founding Father John Dickinson to Martin Luther King, Jr.

A major survey of Scotland''s dominant ideology over the past three centuries by one of its leading historians.

This volume of essays covers the whole range of problems raised in and by Mill''s On Liberty.

Examines the conflict between modern and postmodern theories in sociology and attempts to bridge the divide between them.

Explores the intellectual changes that have occurred in Iran since the 1979 revolution.

Constant''s intellectual development into a founding father of modern liberalism is examined through an analysis of his evolving religious philosophy.

This book explores the profound impact of seventeenth-century American political thought on modern democratic ideas.

This book serves as an indispensable guide to European philosophy from Kant to Derrida.

Murawiec examines contemporary jihad using history, anthropology, and theology to understand its political and ideological origins.

A clear introduction to Nietzsche''s influential text featuring a section-by-section analysis.

An elegantly written, challenging exposé on the history of memory by one of the most influential historians of psychology.

A study of Beauvoir''s work on ''otherness'' through the concepts of gender, race, and ageing.

An examination of how the modern liberal tradition was fashioned out of an engagement with republicanism.

Shows how developments in scientific observation and public policy have transformed our view of childhood.

Kalyvas explores a democratic politics of the extraordinary to examine the formation of a constitutional government.

Rist sets out a vision of constantly developing truth that incorporates all that is good.

A fresh vision of Max Weber''s most renowned work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.

An accessible and engaging guide to one of the most complex and important works of nineteenth-century philosophy.

This collection of essays demonstrates the need for contemporary philosophers to engage with Hegel.

A definitive history of peace advocacy and an analysis of its religious and intellectual roots.

Definitive, broad-ranging reference work on Old World monkeys (Cercopithecoids).

This book chronicles eminent economist Harry Johnson''s intellectual development and contributions to economic research and policy.

An account and technical assessment of Marx''s economic analysis in Capital and other documents.

Shusterman argues that improved body consciousness can relieve many problems and enhance knowledge, performance, and pleasure.

This collection of essays on Harsanyi and Rawls is intended for audiences across economics, political science, and philosophy.

A major contribution to the understanding of one of the most important strands of modern political thought.

Collects Michael Wallerstein''s most important and influential contributions to research on issues of inequality, redistribution, and wage-determination.

Examines the political thinking of four men - John Milton, Marchamont Nedham, James Harrington, and Thomas Hobbes.

This book studies the construction of self-styled white men''s countries from South Africa, to North America and Australasia.

A discussion of Thomasius''s work in public and church law, providing a revealing comparison with the arguments of John Locke.

This book explores the historical development of some central themes about property through the ages.

Explores the way the fear of enemies shapes political groups and helps to preserve them in times of crisis.