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Niccolo Machiavelli ,
George Bull
[Paperback 1970]
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A newly revised translation of the bible of realpolitik, with a new chronology, a translator's note, a list of Machiavelli's principal works, and a map of Italy. Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copying allowed, 15 selections every 1 days. Printing allowed, unlimited pages every unlimited days. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud... more
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[Paperback 2008, 1st Edition]
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About the Book : As a journalist on the crime beat, the author has spent long hours talking to those in uniform, those in the underworld and those in the grey zone people who work as police informers.Much of what he has seen, heard and observed in over a decade... more
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Sekhar Bandyopadhyay
[Paperback 2004]
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More than a survey, and much more than a thematically arranged narrative, this book is an eminently readable account of the emergence of India as a nation. It maps a wide and often complicated terrain of historical happenings, their main players in groups and as individuals, and contexts that enable... more
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Jodi Dean
[Paperback 2000]
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This ambitious collection of work at the intersection of cultural studies and contemporary political theory brings together leading thinkers from both traditions. The contributors to Cultural Studies and Political Theory expand definitions of politics in light of transformations in globally networked, consumer-driven, mediated technoculture. Comprehending the production of the political... more
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F G Bailey
[Paperback 1998]
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Amid the escalating hostilities of today's world, F.G. Bailey returns to the state of Orissa in the eastern India of the 1950s to consider what held a diverse collection of people together and what drove them apart. The last of Bailey's books about Orissa, The Need for Enemies offers a... more
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Robert Eccleshall ,
Michael Kenny ,
Rick Wilford
[Paperback 1994, 2nd Edition]
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This is a completely new edition of a widely used, concise and readable textbook. Political Ideologies contains chapters on liberalism, conservatism, nationalism, fascism, socialism, democracy, feminism and ecologism. It also includes a wide-ranging introduction looking at the role of ideology from Bacon to Fukuyama. Each chapter analyses the principal ideas... more
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Edward Bryan Portis ,
Ruth Lessl Shively ,
Adolf G Gundersen
[Paperback 2000]
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Political theorists typically define political action in terms of rational potential rather than conflict, and for this reason neglect the partisan nature of political experience. This volume redresses this neglect, focusing on the interrelated questions of whether the task of political theory is to find some means of containing partisan... more
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William E Connolly
[Paperback 1993, 3rd Edition]
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William Connolly presents a lucid and concise defense of the thesis of "essentially contested concepts" that can well be read as a general introduction to political theory, as well as for its challenge to the prevailing understanding of political discourse. In Connolly's view, the language of politics is not a... more
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Mansoor Moaddel
[Paperback 1994]
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A common weakness of many current dominant theories of revolution, argues author Mansoor Moaddel, is their exclusion of the role of ideology. He examines the Iranian revolution, highlighting class politics and contention for power within the context of changing the ideological relation between the state and civil society. In Moaddel's... more
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Jerry Lembcke ,
Rhonda F Levine
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At present, Marxism appears to have a strong footing within American sociology. This collection of essays not only focuses on current efforts to revitalize Marxism, but carefully examines the emerging "new" establishment within the field. It offers the only existing multidisciplinary critique of recent trends in neo-Marxist theory. Its unique... more
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Michael J Sandel
[Paperback 2010]
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About the Book : Considering the role of justice in our society and our lives, Michael Sandel reveals how an understanding of philosophy can help to make sense of politics, religion, morality - and our own convictions. Breaking down hotly contested issues, from abortion, euthanasia and same-sex marriage, to patriotism,... more
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This lucidly written text on the classical political tradition from Plato to Marx is addressed to the senior undergraduate and graduate students of political science.... more
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Stuart Sim ,
Borin Van Loon ,
Richard Appignanesi
[Paperback 2009]
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Provides a route through the tangled jungle of competing theories.... more
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Karl Marx ,
Friedrich Engels ,
Gareth Stedman Jones
[Paperback 2010]
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Originally published on the eve of the 1848 European revolutions, "The Communist Manifesto" is a condensed and incisive account of the worldview Marx and Engels developed during their hectic intellectual and political collaboration. Formulating the principles of dialectical materialism, they believed that labor creates wealth, hence capitalism is exploitive and... more
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Niccolo Machiavelli
[Paperback 1992]
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Drawing upon his own experiences of political office in the turbulent Florentine republic, Machiavelli wrote what would become his celebrated treatise on statecraft. Includes a chronology and map. Rejecting the traditional values of political theory, Machiavelli drew upon his own experiences of office in the turbulent Florentine republic to write... more
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Michael Dusche
[Hardcover 2010]
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Identity Politics in India and Europe combines qualitative methods (20 interviews) with historical and philosophical analysis. The first part of the book discusses the history of perceptions between the Europe of Latin Christianity and the so-called Muslim world, starting from the 7th century onwards. The second part is devoted to... more
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Nonica Datta
[Paperback 2012]
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About the Book : This book presents the oral testimony of Subhashini (1914–2003), head of an Arya Samaj institution devoted to women’s education in rural north India. Subhashini’s narrative unfolds a story within a sea of stories, which has hitherto remained silent in the mainstream historical discourse. Her memory, crafted... more
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Francis Fukuyama
[Paperback 2013]
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Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state that could keep the peace and uniform laws that applied to all citizens. Some went on to create governments that were accountable to their citizens. We take these institutions... more
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[Hardbound 2007, 1st Edition]
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Plassey se Vibhajan tak is the Hindi translation of From Plassey to Partition : a History of Modern India published by us a couple of years ago. This book is aimed at the students of History who opt to take their examination in Hindi medium. This is a general history... more
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Thomas Paine
[Paperback 1997]
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In time for the upcoming election season, Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and--above all--essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of "The Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution," draws together the great texts of American civic life, including the... more
